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NASA makes crucial move to keep its legendary Voyager craft alive
Voyager 1 — launched in 1977 and now over 15.6 billion miles from Earth — started out with 10 science instruments, but now ...
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NASA Powers Down Equipment on Voyager Probes as They Struggle for Life
There's more bad news for NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. The twin space probes left the solar system in 2012 and 2018 ...
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NASA Is Planning to Shut Down Another Piece of Voyager 2
In an effort to conserve Voyager 2's dwindling energy and extend the spacecraft's mission, NASA has shut down another of its ...
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 ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN5 天
NASA Powers Down Voyager Instruments to Keep the Legendary Spacecraft Alive
NASA has made the difficult decision to turn off two science instruments aboard the Voyager spacecraft, ensuring that the ...
Futurism5 天
NASA Powers Down Equipment on Voyager Probes as They Struggle for Life
NASA has already had to be extremely conservative with the available power. The radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which use radioactively decaying plutonium-238 isotopes as a direct source ...
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NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes
Each probe is powered by three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) fueled by decaying plutonium-238. The RTG arrays offered Voyager 1 and 2 about 470 watts at 30 volts when they first ...
The Munich Eye5 天
NASA Powers Down More Instruments on Voyager Probes
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