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'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrusters

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NASA engineers have revived Voyager 1's thrusters more than 20 years after they fell silent.

The craft's backup thrusters have been slowly clogging up with propellant residue.

The fix bought precious time for the veteran spacecraft to stay in operation until contact with Earth is reestablished next year .

Voyager 1 is currently more than 15 billion miles from Earth .

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