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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 18:45:46 UTC Robert McNees

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   Six of the probe’s scientific instruments have been powered down. The other four will be shut off over the next few years. When it reaches a distance of one light-day we’ll still be able to communicate with it, but it won't have much to say.

   Voyager 1 will remain in range of our Deep Space Network for some time after that. Eventually, though, it won't be able to muster enough power for a detectable signal, and will quietly sail off into darkness.

   https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/downloads/
   Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech