https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:06:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2026/04/02/via-hackaday-see-the-computers-that-powered-the-voyager-space-program/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41011 Have you ever wanted to see the computers behind the first (and for now only)...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/28/via-hackaday-see-voyagers-1990-solar-system-family-portrait-debut/ https://twiar.net/2025/10/28/via-hackaday-see-voyagers-1990-solar-system-family-portrait-debut/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:46:02 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35586 It’s been just over 48 years since Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/28/via-hackaday-see-voyagers-1990-solar-system-family-portrait-debut/feed/ 1 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