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NASA Deactivates Voyager 1's Charged Particles Instrument to Conserve Power

NASA engineers have switched off the charged particles instrument on the Voyager 1 spacecraft to conserve dwindling power, as the interstellar probe, the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space, loses about 4 watts of energy per year.

21 Apr, 16:11 — 21 Apr, 16:11
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NASA shuts off Voyager 1 instrument to save power 15B miles from Earth

NASA shut down Voyager 1's charged particles instrument to save dwindling power, as the interstellar spacecraft loses about 4 watts of energy per year.

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First report: klix-ba · 21 Apr, 10:16Full coverage: 2 · 6hWindow: 6h
klix-ba21 Apr, 10:16First to report

NASA ugasila još jedan instrument letjelice Voyager 1 kako bi čuvala energiju za nastavak istraživanja

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NASA shuts off Voyager 1 instrument to save power 15B miles from Earth

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