The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
NASA's historic Voyager spacecraft shut down to save power
Space technology is always one step ahead. With the rapid advances in this sector, drastic decisions have to be made with ...
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NASA’s Voyager Probes Lose One Instrument Each as Power Wanes
NASA’s twin Voyager probes, which launched in 1977, are the longest-running missions to send data home. But as their power ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
"The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch, and we want to keep it that way as long as possible!" ...
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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 ...
NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Wednesday an instrument on Voyager 2 that measures ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
NASA engineers are turning off two instruments to ensure that the twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system. To save energy for ...