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eru
on May 15, 2010
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Update on Voyager 2 status
> But this is fairly easily remedied by switching to yet higher frequencies or using optical communication.
Isn't this the same?
InclinedPlane
on May 15, 2010
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Yes and now. Switching to higher radio frequencies uses a lot of the same systems, switching to optical communication would use entirely different systems (some of which have not even been built yet).
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Isn't this the same?