The Register·3 min read·medium
Voyager 2 cheats the power budget for another year
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Richard Speed
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NASA engineers successfully performed a power-saving procedure on the Voyager 2 probe to extend the life of its remaining instruments. The 'Big Bang' maneuver involved swapping heaters and power-consuming devices to keep the spacecraft functional for at least another year.
Carefully choreographed shutdown gives probe's three remaining instruments more time
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