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Engineers at NASA have successfully fired up a set of thrusters Voyager 1 hasn’t used in decades to solve an issue that could keep the 47-year-old spacecraft from communicating with Earth from ...

After almost five decades sailing through space, NASA is trying to squeeze a few more years out of the venerable Voyager 1 deep space probe by swapping a wonky thruster system for a disused ...

Engineers at NASA have successfully fired up a set of thrusters Voyager 1 hasn’t used in decades to solve an issue that could keep the 47-year-old spacecraft from communicating with Earth from ...

NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome extreme cold and dwindling power. When you purchase through links ...

High levels of maneuverability and enhanced propeller geometry allow higher speeds to be achieved at the same fuel consumption, while side thrusters eliminate tug requirements when berthing ...

Their core? Manufacturing thrusters — devices that help satellites fly, mostly helping them stay in their orbital path. Their newest product is the shiniest weapon in their arsenal, the nano thrusters ...