Re: What's slowing down the two Voyagers?

From: Christopher M. Jones (marmiteNOTSPAM_at_dualboot.net)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 01:16:38 -0500

Ralph Hertle wrote:
> If no other gravitational flux would attract the spacecraft could
> Voyager return and be captured by the Sun?
>
> Could it become a comet?

No, in that isolated case (assuming there were no other
matter outside the Solar System in the Universe) the
Voyagers would still continue on forever. Both Voyager
spacecraft have, and had, greater than escape velocity.
They will never return to Earth's vicinity again.

> BTW, what's the reason for all the X-posting?

Good point, looks like it needs some slight trimming.
The original post was highly x-posted.

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