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NASA turned off one instrument on Voyager 1 to save power, but the 49-year-old spacecraft continues exploring where no human-made object has ever been. Two science instruments keep sending data from beyond our solar system, 15 billion miles from home.
NASA turned off one of Voyager 1's instruments to extend the 48-year-old spacecraft's mission exploring beyond our solar system. The probe, now 15 billion miles from Earth, continues sending back data no other spacecraft can collect.
The spacecraft built to last five years is still going strong nearly 50 years later, and NASA just made a tough call to keep it exploring even longer. Engineers shut down one science tool to squeeze extra life from humanity's most distant messenger.
Nearly 50 years after launch, NASA turned off one of Voyager 1's science instruments not because it failed, but to extend humanity's farthest messenger a little longer. The spacecraft built for five years has lasted almost ten times that.
NASA engineers made a tough call to keep humanity's farthest spacecraft alive by shutting down an instrument that's been running for nearly half a century. The decision buys more time for the 1977 mission that's still sending groundbreaking data from interstellar space.
A new company just joined the race to send private astronauts to space, marking a major milestone in making orbit more accessible. NASA selected Voyager Technologies for its seventh private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching no earlier than 2028.
NASA just approved a third company to send private astronauts to the International Space Station, accelerating plans for a future where multiple commercial space stations orbit Earth. Voyager Technologies joins Axiom Space and Vast in preparing missions that will help build the next generation of orbital outposts.
Space companies are shifting from short lunar missions to building permanent moon infrastructure designed for humans to live and work there by 2030. Voyager Technologies and partners are creating habitats, power systems, and life support that can handle the moon's harsh conditions.
Thirty-six years ago, a tiny spacecraft billions of miles from home turned around to snap one last photo of Earth, creating one of the most humbling images in human history. That pale blue speck in a sunbeam would change how we see ourselves forever.
Two space companies are joining forces to build expandable homes on the moon, racing to meet a White House goal of a permanent lunar base by 2030. Their innovative inflatable technology could give astronauts comfortable living spaces millions of miles from Earth.
Ancient hunter-gatherers crossed 85 kilometers of open Mediterranean Sea to reach Malta 8,500 years ago, over 1,000 years earlier than previously known. The discovery is rewriting what we thought Stone Age peoples could accomplish.