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12-03-2017, 02:40 AM
Far-flung Voyager 1 thrusters come to life after almost 40 years of disuse
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Billions of miles from Earth, at the edge of interstellar space, a long-dormant part of a far-flung spacecraft came to life this week.*
After 37 years of disuse, a set of thrusters aboard Voyager 1 activated on Wednesday, firing up humanity's farthest-flung spacecraft and hopefully giving it a longer life than it had before.*
SEE ALSO: Now you can own NASA's Golden Record on vinyl (http://mashable.com/2017/11/27/nasa-golden-record-on-vinyl/)
"With these thrusters that are still functional after 37 years without use, we will be able to extend the life of the Voyager 1 spacecraft by two to three years," Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager, said in a statement (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7014). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/02/voyager-1-thrusters-used-after-37-years/)
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Billions of miles from Earth, at the edge of interstellar space, a long-dormant part of a far-flung spacecraft came to life this week.*
After 37 years of disuse, a set of thrusters aboard Voyager 1 activated on Wednesday, firing up humanity's farthest-flung spacecraft and hopefully giving it a longer life than it had before.*
SEE ALSO: Now you can own NASA's Golden Record on vinyl (http://mashable.com/2017/11/27/nasa-golden-record-on-vinyl/)
"With these thrusters that are still functional after 37 years without use, we will be able to extend the life of the Voyager 1 spacecraft by two to three years," Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager, said in a statement (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7014). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/02/voyager-1-thrusters-used-after-37-years/)
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