CNN

47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades

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Once ‘dead’ thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again

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Ars Technica

NASA update on Starliner thruster issues: This is fine

Before clearing Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to depart the International Space Station and head for Earth, NASA managers want to ensure the spacecraft’s problematic control thrusters can help guide ...
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NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'

NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been used since 2004 and were long considered fully defunct. This remarkable feat ...