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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating (science.nasa.gov)

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Engineers are confident that shutting down the LECP will give Voyager 1 about a year of breathing room. They are using the time to finalize a more ambitious energy-saving fix for both Voyagers they call “the Big Bang,” which is designed to further extend Voyager operations. The idea is to swap out a group of powered devices all at once — hence the nickname — turning some things off and replacing them with lower-power alternatives to keep the spacecraft warm enough to continue gathering science data.

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[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

2026:1985 = 1985:1944

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

1985 is your birth year or where does that come in?

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yep. I was just applying the same calculation to my birth year. I'm practically a WWII vet. :(

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