NASA Engineers Prolong Voyager 2’s Mission

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In Short: NASA engineers are extending the science mission of Voyager 2, a spacecraft that has been exploring the outer reaches of our solar system for decades.

Voyager Mission Timeline — Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

NASA engineers are working to extend the science mission of Voyager 2, a spacecraft that has been exploring the outer reaches of our solar system for decades. This effort aligns with NASA's broader mission to explore the unknown, innovate, and inspire through discovery.

For more than 65 years, NASA has been at the forefront of space exploration, accelerating the work already started on human and robotic spaceflight. Over this period, it has continued to push the boundaries of aeronautics and space exploration.

NASA's future will see continued advancements in technology and science, with a focus on human exploration and the development of new technologies to improve air transport and meet the challenges of advanced space exploration.

When NASA opened for business on October 1, 1958, it accelerated the work already started on human and robotic spaceflight, and over the last 65 years it has continued to push the boundaries of aeronautics and space exploration.

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NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.
For more than 65 years, NASA has made the seemingly impossible, possible.
commercial companies and international partners, NASA leads studying Earth science, including climate, our Sun, solar system, and the larger universe.
NASA’s future will continue to be a story of human exploration, technology, and science.
NASA engineers will develop new technologies to improve air transport at home and meet the challenges of advanced space exploration.
When NASA opened for business on October 1, 1958, it accelerated the work already started on human and robotic spaceflight, and over the last 65 years it has continued to push the boundaries of aeronautics and space…

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