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		dalke on Nov 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Voyager 2 to Switch to Backup Thruster Set No. The thrusters are chemically powered. The instruments are powered by radio-thermal generators.

adrianwaj on Nov 6, 2011 [–]

"Voyager 1 changed to the backup for this same component after 353,000 pulses in 2004."

Impressive.

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