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Voyager 1 Infrared Instrument Shutdown

United States of America · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1998

Edward C. Stone3 June 1998

Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Science / Technology

Voyager 1's infrared interferometer spectrometer is switched off to conserve limited electrical power.

Names involved

Edward C. Stone

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