The legendary space probe Voyager 1 is fighting for its next few years of life. NASA engineers are currently performing risky austerity maneuvers that could keep the satellite operating more than 25 billion kilometers from Earth. If the ambitious plan called Big Bang succeeds this year, they could keep the long-time space traveler, which also carries a Czech message, functioning well into the next decade.
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The legendary space probe Voyager 1 is fighting for its next few years of life. NASA engineers are currently performing risky austerity maneuvers that could keep the satellite operating more than 25 billion kilometers from Earth. If the ambitious plan called Big Bang succeeds this year, they could keep the long-time space traveler, which also carries a Czech message, functioning well into the next decade.
Drifting energy, extreme distances and a risky rescuing maneuver: The Voyager 1 spacecraft is fighting for survival in interstellar space. NASA is taking drastic measures to avert a total system failure of the probe. (Read more)