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Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy Shutdown

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

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Edward C. Stone21 February 2008

Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Science / Technology

Voyager 2's planetary radio astronomy experiment is switched off to conserve spacecraft power.

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Edward C. Stone

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