"...Voyager 2 can keep sending science back from interstellar space a little longer.
NASA's long-running Voyager 2 mission will postpone an instrument shutdown three years to 2026 thanks to a technical feat by engineers. The change will allow the mission, which launched in 1977, to gather valuable science in deep space.
"We are definitely interested in keeping as many science instruments operating as long as possible," Linda Spilker, Voyager's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in southern California, said of the decision in a statement(opens in new tab) Wednesday (April 26.)..."
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https://www.space.com/nasa-voyager-2-sp ... -postponed
NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years
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Re: NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years
Pioneer 10 has been surfing the space waves since March of 1972. Instead of a golden record, Pioneer 10 has a golden plaque depicting a man and woman and a diagram of our solar system.