Voyager 1 Is Low On Power – NASA Engineers Regretfully Pull The Plug On Instrument To Keep The Spacecraft Going

Voyager 1 Is Low On Power – NASA Engineers Regretfully Pull The Plug On Instrument To Keep The Spacecraft Going

On April 17, the mission team sent the command to the spacecraft outside the Solar System.

The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

Nasa Shuts Off Instrument On Voyager 1 To Keep Spacecraft Operating

On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, or LECP. The nuclear-powered spacecraft is running low on power, and turning off the LECP is…

The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off - TPR: The Public's Radio

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer. The post The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.

NASA Powers Down Voyager 1 Instrument to Extend Life of Interstellar Spacecraft - Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information

Pasadena, CA – On April 17th, 2026, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, or LECP. The nuclear-powered spacecraft is running low on power, and turning off the LECP is considered the best way to keep humanity’s first interstellar explorer going. The LECP has been operating almost without interruption s…