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The Voyager 1 spacecraft has been a groundbreaking tool in space exploration, but its camera has been inactive for years. In this video, discover what could happen if we turned on Voyager 1’s camera ...
NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been ...
Seen from Earth, the roll motion rotates the antenna like a vinyl record to keep each Voyager pointed at a guide star it uses to orient itself. Both spacecraft have a primary and backup set for ...
NASA's far-flung Voyager 1 spacecraft has taken its backup thrusters out of mothballs. Voyager 1 hadn't used its four "trajectory correction maneuver" (TCM) thrusters since November 1980 ...
Still, Voyager 1’s new lease on life may not last very long. NASA has previously estimated that the nuclear-powered generators on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were likely to die around 2025.