Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have successfully freed up power on Voyager 2, extending how long the spacecraft can continue to do science. Nicknamed the “Big Bang,” the effort involved simultaneously turning off certain powered devices and substituting them with lower-power alternatives while ensuring the spacecraft remains warm enough to operate. The Voyagers get their power from radioisotope thermoelectric generators, devices that convert […]
NASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission
