NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome extreme cold and dwindling power.
NASA Switches Thrusters On Voyager From 24,630,000,000 Kilometers Away
After a bumpy few years, we have good news about NASA's Voyager 1 mission to share. NASA has successfully switched thrusters on the aging spacecraft from an impressive 24,630,000,000 kilometers (15,310,
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.
Voyager 1 team accomplishes tricky thruster swap
Engineers working on NASA's Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecraft's thrusters, which keep the distant explorer pointed at Earth so that it can receive commands, send engineering data,
NASA's Voyager 1 completed tricky thruster swap at 38,000 mph to stay in touch with Earth
Traveling at 38,000 miles per hour, Voyager 1 is currently 15 billion miles away from Earth in interstellar space. Nearly 50 years after launch, the spacecraft and its twin have been showing signs of its age.
NASA Completes Risky Thruster Swap on Voyager 1 Probe
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has been flying for almost 50 years, far surpassing even the wildest dreams of its designers. The probe has encountered its fair share of issues over the years, especially in the past decade,
47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades
Engineers have mitigated an issue with Voyager 1’s thrusters, enabling the mission to stay in touch with mission controllers ...
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Planetary scientists are confident this moon of Jupiter harbors a deep ocean. A looming question is whether it hosts the ...
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Voyager 1 was responsible for one of the most iconic space photos in the history of the space program. In 1990, while still ...
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Space Perspective 'marine spaceport' ship returns to Port Canaveral after balloon test flight
As the Canaveral Port Authority's Fireboat 2 provided a water-cannon-salute escort, Space Perspective's balloon-launching ship MS Voyager returned to Port Canaveral amid applause and fanfare ...
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47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades
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47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades
Engineers at NASA have successfully fired up a set of thrusters Voyager 1 hasn’t used in decades to solve an issue that could keep the 47-year-old spacecraft from communicating with Earth from ...
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Space Perspective completes 1st uncrewed balloon flight to the edge of Earth's atmosphere (video)
Space Perspective completed the first uncrewed test flight of its Spaceship Neptune Excelsior balloon ride to the edge of ...