NASA, Voyager and science instruments

NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes
However, NASA isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet, and is taking measures to get as much life out of the pair as possible. On March 5, Voyager mission engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in southern California confirmed they have already turned off Voyager 1’s cosmic ray subsystem experiment.
NASA powers down two Voyager science instruments to extend mission life
Mission engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California turned off the cosmic ray subsystem experiment aboard Voyager 1 on Feb. 25 and will shut off Voyager 2's low-energy charged particle instrument on March 24.
NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power
NASA is switching off two science instruments on its twin Voyager spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Wednesday an instrument on Voyager 2 that measures charged particles and cosmic rays will shut off later this month.
NASA extends missions of 'deep space rock stars'
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have conserved energy supplies on the record-setting Voyager 1 & 2 deep space probes nearly 50 years after their missions launched to extend them further.
Power saver mode: Nasa switches off instrument aboard Voyager 2 to conserve energy
Nasa plans to shut down another instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve power, following a similar action on Voyager 1. This step aims to extend the life
NASA Shuts Two Voyager Instruments to Extend Mission
An artist's concept depicts one of NASA's Voyager probes. The twin spacecraft launched in 1977.NASA/JPL-Caltech The farthest-flung
The Voyager probes are shutting off instruments so they have enough power to explore interstellar space
The Voyager probes are each turning off an instrument to avoid ending their 47-year-long missions later this year.
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NASA's dire warning for Voyager spacecraft on furthest ever journey from earth
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NASA tweaks Voyager probes to help them hit a half century of service
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NASA disables two scientific instruments on Voyager 1 and 2 to ensure continued operation
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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Is Officially Lost in Space -- but Maybe Not Forever
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NASA supercomputer reveals strange spiral structure at the edge of our solar system
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CU Boulder scientist joins NASA advisory committee
A senior research scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics has been ...