• NASA to Start Using Voyager Thrusters That Have Been Dormant for 37 Years

    NASA to Start Using Voyager Thrusters That Have Been Dormant for 37 Years

    Over the last 40 years, NASA’s Voyager 1 has been drifting farther and farther away from the Earth.  NASA is now saying they can maintain contact with Voyager for at least two or three more years by waking up a set of backup thrusters that it hasn’t used since 1980.  This is important as Voyager…