A pair of tweaks aim to prolong the 1970s-era probes’ journey through interstellar space.
NASA’s Voyager team has rolled out important measures in an attempt to further prolong the interstellar journey of the two Voyager spacecraft, which have been transmitting data from deep space since 1977. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are still ticking after all these years, and NASA would very much like to keep it that way.
Although these changes might occasionally result in data loss, they are anticipated to delay complete clogging of the tubes for at least another five years. Cosmic software patch Additionally, a software patch is set to address a glitch identified last year in Voyager 1's onboard computer.
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