NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft down to just two working science instruments

NASA shuts off Voyager 1 instrument to save power 15B miles from Earth

NASA shut down one of Voyager 1's science instruments to conserve dwindling power as the nearly 49-year-old spacecraft continues its journey through interstellar space.

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft down to just two working science instruments

This iconic spacecraft launched nearly 49 years ago and is running perilously low on power

NASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1 to keep spacecraft operating

On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, or LECP. The nuclear-powered spacecraft is running low on power, and turning off the LECP is considered the best way to keep humanity’s first interstellar explorer […] The post NASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1 to keep spacecraft operating appear…

NASA powers down Voyager 1 instrument to extend deep space mission

Voyager 1, now more than 15 billion miles from Earth, relies on a radioisotope power source that loses about 4 watts of power each year.

NASA Shuts Down Voyager 1 Instrument to Extend Mission Life in Deep Space

NASA has shut down an instrument on Voyager 1 to conserve power, extending its mission in interstellar space as it continues to send valuable data back to Earth.