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NASA's Voyager 1 Revives Thrusters Before 2025 Blackout

5/15/2025

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NASA's Voyager 1 has defied the odds by reactivating backup thrusters that were thought to be dead since 2004. This remarkable feat comes just ahead of a communication blackout set for May 4, 2025, as antenna upgrades loom. With primary thrusters struggling, this revival is vital for the spacecraft's journey through the vastness of interstellar space, now over 15 billion miles from Earth.

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NASA's Voyager 1 has defied the odds by reactivating backup thrusters that were thought to be dead since 2004. This remarkable feat comes just ahead of a communication blackout set for May 4, 2025, as antenna upgrades loom. With primary thrusters struggling, this revival is vital for the spacecraft's journey through the vastness of interstellar space, now over 15 billion miles from Earth.