NASA lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft for nearly a week after a technical glitch shut off the probe's main transmitter. Using Voyager's weaker backup transmitter, engineers are assessing the problem from 15 billion miles away.
  • BakerBagel@midwest.social
    22·
    2 months ago

    Department of Energy. The main role is to handle the radioactive materials that the government creates and uses

    • Serinus@lemmy.world
      71·
      2 months ago

      Also one of the three departments Rick Perry (R-Texas) couldn’t remember that he wanted to eliminate.

      • Treczoks@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 months ago

        “See? If there is no government agency handlin’ radioactive waste, that problem goes away!”

        • Serinus@lemmy.world
          61·
          2 months ago

          He did change his tune after he became Secretary of Energy.

          Also, May 15, 2023 — Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry would not support former President Donald Trump in his reelection campaign when asked on Sunday,

          • Treczoks@lemmy.world
            41·
            2 months ago

            Something like rats and sinking ships come to mind. Now that Trump shows his true fashist colors, some REPs don’t want to end up as Trumps Himmler or Göring…