As much as we want V1 & V2 to live forever, we're inching closer to the end:
"Instead of sending messages home in binary code, Voyager 1 is now just sending back alternating 1s and 0s. Dodd's team has tried the usual tricks to reset things—with no luck. ...
She says that they do have a list of possible fixes. As time goes on, they'll likely start sending commands to Voyager 1 that are more bold and risky."
We've done extraordinary things though, eh? Sometimes.
@MLClark According to a #NASA fact sheet, the Voyagers originally had a projected life span of five years. The U.S. taxpayers got more than their money's worth. 😉
Assuming one or the other doesn't fall into a black hole and gain consciousness from a machine race ...
(... he wrote, while coincidentally listening to the STTMP soundtrack.)
@WordsmithFL @MLClark I was on the same page with you the whole time, nerd.