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We finally know why NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft stopped communicating — scientists are working on a fix
It would appear that a small portion of corrupted memory exists in one of the spacecraft's computers. The glitch caused Voyager 1 to send unreadable data back to Earth, and is found in the NASA ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
NASA engineers are turning off two instruments to ensure that the twin spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, can continue exploring space beyond the limits of the solar system. To save energy for ...
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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK — NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Wednesday an instrument on Voyager 2 that measures charged ...
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NASA Reestablishes Contact With Voyager 1 After Fixing 46-Year-Old Spacecraft
In a significant development, NASA engineers have managed to reestablish communication with Voyager 1, the furthest spacecraft from Earth. What Happened: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL ...
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NASA extends missions of 'deep space rock stars'
March 5 (UPI) --Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have conserved energy supplies on the record-setting Voyager 1 & 2 deep space probes nearly 50 years after their missions launched to ...
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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK — NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Wednesday an instrument on Voyager 2 that measures ...