NASA Engineers Extend Voyager 2 Mission Life Into 2028 With Power Strategy

Artist's concept of Voyager 1 travelling through interstellar space

NASA engineers running the Voyager 2 spacecraft have successfully executed a power-switching strategy dubbed the “Big Bang,” extending the historic mission’s life into 2028 and delaying the shutdown of its Cosmic Ray System past the 2027 50th anniversary, according to a recent engineering update. Operating a spacecraft in interstellar space for nearly half a century … Read more