The thrusters of NASA's far-flung Voyager 1 have been fired up for the first time in 37 years, a move that officials say could extend the spacecraft's life by up to three years.
ThethrustersofNASA'sfar-flungVoyager1havebeenfiredupforthefirsttimein37years,amovethatofficialssaycouldextendthespacecraft'slifebyuptothreeyears.Theunmannedspac
Speakingasaspace-lovingchildofthe'70sandamusicfan,itwashardtocontainmyexcitementwhenNASAtooktoKickstartertofundapressingofthespaceagency'sVoyagerGoldenRecords.S
Arewealone?Fortyyearsago,NASArocketscientistssoughttoanswerthisquestionbylaunchingtheVoyagerspacecraft,twinunmannedspaceshipsthatwouldtravelfurtherthananyhuman-