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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating
(science.nasa.gov)
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this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2026
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That bit confused me as well. I'm thinking in case the launch and deployment failed, they could get it back much more easily
This thing launched 50 years ago, it and it's sister probe are farther from earth than anything else by multiple orders of magnitude, they're literally outside the sun's influence. We obviously aren't getting them back so recovery must mean recovery to an operational state
It's bound to get bored out there, miss us all so much, and turn around at some point, like my dad. Just give it time.