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NASA sacrifices Voyager 1 instrument to extend historic interstellar spacecraft's mission

The Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) science instrument was shut down by engineers at JPL to conserve power.
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Voyager 1 Goes Dark on Key Instrument as NASA Fights to Keep Humanity’s Farthest Spacecraft Alive

NASA powers down Voyager 1 instruments to extend its life. The most distant spacecraft is now on borrowed time in ...