Far-flung Voyager 1 thrusters come to life after almost 40 years of disuse

Billions of miles from Earth, at the edge of interstellar space, a long-dormant part of a far-flung spacecraft came to life this week. 

After 37 years of disuse, a set of thrusters aboard Voyager 1 activated on Wednesday, firing up humanity’s farthest-flung spacecraft and hopefully giving it a longer life than it had before. 

“With these thrusters that are still functional after 37 years without use, we will be able to extend the life of the Voyager 1 spacecraft by two to three years,” Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager, said in a statement. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Far-flung Voyager 1 thrusters come to life after almost 40 years of disuse