Gizmodo iconGizmodoAug 7, 2026

Upcoming Hack to Keep NASA’s Voyager 1 Alive Exploits a Quirk in Its 1970s Hardware

After a successful trial on Voyager 2, NASA plans to execute its "big bang" power diversion on humanity's most distant space probe.

Upcoming Hack to Keep NASA’s Voyager 1 Alive Exploits a Quirk in Its 1970s Hardware

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