Suzanne Dodd Biography and Timeline

Voyager Project Management

Becomes Voyager project manager and oversees operations as the twin spacecraft continue through the outer heliosphere.

Role range: 2010-

Voyager 1 Ultraviolet Spectrometer Shutdown

Voyager 1's ultraviolet spectrometer is switched off as part of long-term power conservation.

Voyager 1 Backup Thrusters Reactivated

Engineers successfully fire Voyager 1 trajectory-correction thrusters for the first time in thirty-seven years.

Voyager Power Conservation

Directs power-management measures that preserve critical Voyager engineering and science operations as electrical output declines.

Role range: 2010-

Voyager 2 Antenna Misalignment

A command sequence inadvertently points Voyager 2's antenna away from Earth, interrupting normal communications.

Voyager 2 Communications Restored

Deep Space Network commands restore full communications with Voyager 2 after its antenna is realigned to Earth.

Voyager 1 Flight Data System Fault

Voyager 1 stops returning readable science and engineering data after a flight-data-system memory problem.

Voyager 1 Engineering Data Restored

A software-memory workaround restores usable Voyager 1 engineering data after five months of troubleshooting.

Voyager 1 Full Science Operations Restored

Voyager 1 resumes returning usable science data from all four instruments that were then operating.

Voyager 1 Thruster Swap

Engineers switch Voyager 1 to a different thruster set to mitigate clogged propellant inlet tubes.

Voyager 2 Plasma Science Shutdown

Engineers switch off Voyager 2's plasma science instrument to conserve the spacecraft's declining power.

Voyager 1 Cosmic Ray Instrument Shutdown

Voyager 1's cosmic ray subsystem is switched off to preserve power for the remaining mission.

Voyager 1 Backup Roll Thrusters Revived

Engineers revive long-dormant Voyager 1 roll thrusters to provide a backup attitude-control option.

Voyager 1 LECP Shutdown

Engineers switch off Voyager 1's low-energy charged particle experiment to extend spacecraft operations.