How Long Will Voyager I Last?
In September 1977, the Voyager I space probe was launched by NASA to study the outer solar system. And after 42 years, five months and 28 days, as of today, the spacecraft still communicates with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and transmit data to Earth. At 13.8 billion miles and still going strong, Voyager I is the most distant man-made object from Earth. The craft completed its primary mission of a flyby of the planet Saturn in November 1980. In 1990, engineers turned off the spacecraft’s camera in order to save energy and today only four of the 11 scientific instruments are still active. So how much longer can Voyager I go on before we lose communication? Find out in this episode of Primal Space.
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