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NASA Turns Off Instrument on Spacecraft Due to Shrinking Power Supply
On Tuesday, NASA said it shut down Voyager 2's plasma science instrument—responsible for tracking the flow of charged particles—in late September. The move is aimed at prolonging the spacecraft's mission with the agency hoping to keep it operational into the 2030s.
NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power
[Related: Voyager 1 defies the odds yet again and is back online.]
NASA Forced to Turn Off Voyager 2 Instrument Due to Spacecraft’s Loss of Power
On September 26, NASA engineers issued the command to turn off the plasma instrument, which took 19 hours to reach the distant probe and another 19 hours for it to return a signal. NASA confirmed that the switch-off command was executed, and the spacecraft is operating normally afterward.
NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power. The space agency said Tuesday the instrument that measures the flow of charged atoms was powered down so Voyager can keep exploring for as long as possible.
NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
Power conservation is crucial for interstellar exploring spacecraft, which is 12.8 billion miles from home. NASA engineers have turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments due to dwindling power supplies on the spacecraft as it explores interstellar space.
NASA Turns Off Iconic Voyager 2 Instrument As Space Probe Loses Power
NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft have traveled further away from Earth than any other human-made object, sending back useful science data from the edge of the Solar System. But now, having spent 47 years in space,
NASA Turns Off Science Instrument to Save Voyager 2 Power
The mission has been working to postpone the shut-off as long as possible. Four other instruments aboard the interstellar spacecraft continue to operate.
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