Linda Spilker
Project scientist for NASA's Voyager missions with decades of experience at JPL; provided context on Voyager's history, instruments and discoveries in interstellar space.
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Sep 13, 2023 • 58min
Io and Voyager 2: Lost oceans and found signals
Carver Bierson from Arizona State University discusses how Jupiter's radiant beginnings might have turned Io from a water-rich moon into a world with lakes of lava. Voyager project manager Suzanne Dodd and Voyager project scientist Linda Spilker share their endeavor to reestablish contact with Voyager 2. Other topics include retaining atmosphere and water on moons, the mystery of Europa's ocean, upcoming missions to Jovian moons, and the journey of helium.
Sep 24, 2024 • 36min
One light day: Voyager's long farewell
In this engaging discussion, Dave Cummings, a software engineer at JPL, and Linda Spilker, project scientist for NASA's Voyager missions, dive into the challenges and triumphs of restoring communication with the Voyager spacecraft after a 2023 anomaly. They explore its incredible history, from the launch in 1977 to its groundbreaking discoveries beyond our solar system. Cummings shares insights on the innovative engineering fixes, while Spilker reminisces about the Golden Record and its legacy, emphasizing Voyager's pivotal role in humanity's quest for interstellar knowledge.
