Voyager 1's Cosmic Ray Subsystem Deactivated
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft: 'Every day could be our last.'

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NASA shut off Voyager 1's cosmic ray subsystem experiment on Feb. 25 .
On March 24 , they will shut down the low-energy charged particle instrument onboard Voyager 2 .
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 reached interstellar space in 2012 and 2018 , respectively.
Both spacecraft have a power system based on generating electricity from the decay of a radioactive isotope of plutonium.
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