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NASA sacrifices Voyager 1 instrument to extend historic interstellar spacecraft's mission

The Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) science instrument was shut down by engineers at JPL to conserve power.

The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission ...
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Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Shut Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating

On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument.

NASA shuts off key instrument on Voyager 1 to keep humanity's 1st interstellar explorer going

The instrument was used to measure low-energy charged particles, including ions, electrons, cosmic rays originating from our ...
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NASA Powers Down Voyager 1 Instrument to Extend Spacecraft’s Lifespan

On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, or ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space

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