Just read NASA fixed a problem with Voyager which is interesting but it got me thinking- wouldn’t this be an easy target that some nations could hack and mess up since the technology is so old?
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Well the act of hacking Voyager would be relatively easy. I am sure that you could get a copy of the Voyager protocol to figure out what to send to Voyager to make it do what you want it to do.
The issue is how to send the signal, and where. Voyager 1 and 2 are so far away that not only do you need a very high powered transmission source, but you also need to know exactly where in the sky to send it to.
Which means a motivated hacker would need to:
1. Learn the protocol (Easy)
2. Figure out something that they could make Voyager do that would be interesting enough to make it worth it (Harder)
3. Craft the signal to send (Moderately difficult)
4. Hack into or otherwise gain access to one of a handful of transmitters who can reach Voyager 1 or 2 (Very difficult)
5. Point the transmitter at Voyager 1 or 2 without anyone noticing (Staggeringly difficult)
6. Send the very slow bit-rate message to Voyager 1 or 2 (Easy)
7. Not get sent to jail for a short blurb on the evening news (Difficult)
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