Voyager 1 and 2 are NASA’s iconic deep space explorers, launched in 1977 to study the outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, ...

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has been in space for nearly five decades, enduring the harsh environment of outer space. In the ...

In a major achievement, NASA ... thruster heaters—a sign that the backup thrusters were firing as planned. The backup thrusters are critical for performing accurate roll maneuvers to adjust ...

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NASA engineers have resurrected Voyager 1's half-century-old thrusters more ... data began to stream back from the craft showing that the thruster heaters were warming up dramatically — the ...

Holy cheese cows, NASA's ... of the thruster heaters, confirming the successful revival of the backup thrusters. This achievement is huge for the continued operation of Voyager 1.

NASA has revived a set of thrusters on the nearly 50-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft after declaring them inoperable ... the Voyager team saw signs that the thruster heaters were back online and the ...

NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been ...

To solve the problem, NASA's team had to reactivate Voyager 1's long-dormant backup roll thrusters and then attempt to restart the heaters ... the team saw the thruster heaters' temperature ...

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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977 and now journeying ... the spacecraft to activate the backup roll thrusters and restart their heaters. Due to the 23-hour signal delay, the team ...