Modern satellites are protected by various means of encryption, but there’s an enthusiast community that tracks down and communicates with zombie satellites. There’s even been an NGO which managed to fire rockets on an abandoned NASA/ESA probe before (with their approval.)
The Voyagers benefit primarily from the lack of groups with an adequate deep space network to communicate with it. They’re otherwise completely open and well documented.
Modern satellites are protected by various means of encryption, but there’s an enthusiast community that tracks down and communicates with zombie satellites. There’s even been an NGO which managed to fire rockets on an abandoned NASA/ESA probe before (with their approval.)
The Voyagers benefit primarily from the lack of groups with an adequate deep space network to communicate with it. They’re otherwise completely open and well documented.
“Yeah, I always leave my car unlocked with the keys inside. I also always park it in the center of a lake.”
More like, below the lake.
Thanks for that link, cool stuff!