The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
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NASA is making sacrifices to keep the Voyager mission alive
It’s been 47 years since the twin Voyager spacecraft started their historic mission. Having travelled through interstellar ...
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Voyagers facing power crunch, NASA shuts key instruments from 15 billion miles away
NASA recently shut down Voyager 1's cosmic ray subsystem and Voyager 2's low-energy charged particle will also be deactivated ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
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The End of Voyager? NASA’s Race to Keep the Deep Space Probes Alive
For nearly five decades, the twin Voyager spacecraft have pushed the boundaries of human exploration, venturing deeper into ...
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Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch
"This milestone confirms that our space station design is technically sound and safe for astronaut crewed operations." ...
NASA's twin Voyager probes are shutting down some instruments to conserve power
The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space, but their mission in interstellar ...
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More Voyager Instruments Go Dark To Extend Life
NASA is turning off more science instruments on its Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes that could help extend the life of the ...
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NASA Powers Down Equipment on Voyager Probes as They Struggle for Life
NASA had to shut down even more scientific instruments on board its Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft as power reserves dwindle.
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NASA's twin Voyager probes are shutting down some instruments to conserve power
We are *** dot, but if you didn't know, that wasn't the only probe we sent out into space. Voyager 2 was launched before Voyager 1 by 16 days, and it was set on *** similar mission to explore the ...