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Nasa Shuts Off Instrument On Voyager 1 To Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
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On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory powered down Voyager 1’s Low-energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument to conserve limited onboard electricity and preserve core systems. The move is part of mission planning to keep the probe functioning with reduced scientific capability for as long as possible. The recent rotor‑technology breakthrough highlights the range of engineering work at JPL — from managing aging deep‑space probes to developing hardware that can operate in extreme high‑speed environments — and reinforces the lab’s capacity to solve diverse technical challenges.
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