NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for the interstellar ...
NASA powers down Voyager 2 plasma instrument to extend mission
Mission engineers at NASA have turned off the plasma science instrument aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft due to the probe's ...
NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power
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NASA switches off a scientific instrument on Voyager 2 to extend spacecraft’s lifespan
The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — ...
NASA Forced to Turn Off Voyager 2 Instrument Due to Spacecraft’s Loss of Power
On September 26, NASA engineers issued the command to turn off the plasma instrument, which took 19 hours to reach the distant probe and another 19 hours for it to return a signal. NASA confirmed that ...
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NASA Shuts Down Voyager 2’s Plasma Instrument as Dwindling Power Threatens Mission
NASA has deactivated one of Voyager 2's science instruments as the spacecraft's power levels continue to decline. Launched in ...
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NASA switches off Voyager 2 plasma instrument to stretch out juice
Veteran probe set to score a half-century while still doing science Engineers have turned off Voyager 2's plasma science ...
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NASA Turns Off Iconic Voyager 2 Instrument As Space Probe Loses Power
These problems will only grow over the next few years, as the plutonium-powered systems that power the two spacecraft slowly run out of juice. In order to postpone the moment when the spacecraft ...
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
"All the decisions we will have to make going forward are going to require a lot more analysis and caution than they once did," Suzanne Dodd, Voyager's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion ...
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The distant and cold Voyager 1 spacecraft did a clever thruster trick to help it phone home.