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NASA Activates Ancient Thrusters on Voyager 1, the Most Distant Human Object in Existence
Auxiliary Power NASA engineers have pulled off an incredible feat, switching the agency's ancient Voyager 1 probe to a ...
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Voyager 1 team accomplishes tricky thruster swap from 15 billion miles away
NASA's Voyager 1 faces age-related thruster issues due to clogging. Engineers switch to backup thrusters to keep Voyager operational.
NASA Pulls Off Delicate Thruster Swap, Keeping Voyager 1 Mission Alive
Engineers needed to swap out the clogged thrusters on the spacecraft as it continues its journey through interstellar space.
Voyager 1 is slowly dying 15 billion miles from Earth
Voyager 1 spent the last 47 years hurtling in a straight line away from Earth, exploring the deepest reaches of space that ...
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Voyager 1 Is Juggling Failing Thrusters 15 Billion Miles Away From Earth
Voyager 1 spent the last 47 years hurtling in a straight line away ... NASA explained in a statement: But the spacecraft’s age has introduced new challenges, primarily related to power supply and ...
NASA Beats the Odds With Ingenious Voyager 1 Thruster Fix From Billions of Miles Away
NASA's Voyager 1 team tackled complex challenges by successfully switching to backup thrusters after the primary ones became clogged with silicon dioxide. The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay ...
Old Voyager 1 engine restarted: Operation of the probe increasingly difficult
One of the Voyager 1 probe's engines has been successfully launched. It was actually out of order due to performance problems ...