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Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years



 
 
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Old December 2nd 17, 01:41 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years

This is so cool!

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.p...ly201 71201-1

"If you tried to start a car that's been sitting in a garage for decades, you might not expect the engine to respond. But a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft successfully fired up Wednesday after 37 years without use..."
 




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