"Voyager Spacecraft's Longevity Predicted by Mission Scientist of 50 Years"

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"Voyager Spacecraft's Longevity Predicted by Mission Scientist of 50 Years"
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Alan Cummings, a scientist who has been working on the Voyager mission for over 50 years, believes that the Voyager spacecraft will continue traveling for a billion years. The spacecraft, launched almost five decades ago, have made groundbreaking discoveries and are now in interstellar space. Despite running low on fuel and facing technical issues, Cummings is hopeful that the Voyagers will continue to transmit new data for a little longer, as they venture into uncharted territory beyond our solar system.

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