When Voyager was out of contact and it was in the press, I was curious if any of the Voyager computer details were public. I have not found much detailed information online.
I don't think it is a security concern, who has a big enough antenna. On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM Van Snyder via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 2024-04-23 at 12:45 -0500, CAREY SCHUG via cctalk wrote: > > Sorry, I guess this should dead end, it is too far off track. I will > still post this since I was among those misled into thinking it had an 1802 > microprocessor. The galileo had an 1802, but it suicided. > > > > from Wikipedia: > > > > It has been erroneously reported[41] on the Internet that the Voyager > > space probes were controlled by a version of the RCA 1802 (RCA > > CDP1802 "COSMAC" microprocessor), but such claims are not supported > > by the primary design documents. The CDP1802 microprocessor was used > > later in the Galileo space probe, which was designed and built years > > later. The digital control electronics of the Voyagers were not based > > on a microprocessor integrated-circuit chip. > > > > <pre>--Carey</pre> > > NASA has an article about the Voyager computers (two each of three > different kinds) at > https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/frequently-asked-questions/ > > Look for the pop-open "What kind of computers are used on the Voyager > spacecraft?" > > The last paragraph is "Voyager was built in-house at JPL; the computers > were manufactured by General Electric to JPL specifications." > >
