NASA fires up Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years

DNA Saturday, 2 December 2017 ()
NASA fires up Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 yearsNASA has fired up the thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft - the only human-made object in interstellar space - for the first time in 37 years. The spacecraft which has been flying for 40 years, relies on small devices called thrusters to orient itself so it can communicate with Earth. These thrusters fire in tiny pulses,...
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News video: After 37 Years, NASA Fires Up Thrusters On A Spacecraft 13 Billion Miles Away

After 37 Years, NASA Fires Up Thrusters On A Spacecraft 13 Billion Miles Away 01:00

 NASA reported on Friday that it has successfully turned on a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft.