NASA Extends Voyager 1 Mission Life by Disabling Instrument

NASA engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have disabled a science instrument on the Voyager 1 spacecraft, a strategic move to extend the probe's operational life as it continues its journey outside our solar system.

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The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

By Willem Marx

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NASA Extends Voyager 1 Mission Life by Disabling Instrument

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The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

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Νέα παράταση ζωής για το Voyager 1 που εγκατέλειψε το ηλιακό μας σύστημα

The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

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