Voyage of the Voyagers: First Quarter Century

http://www.astrobio.net/news/article255.html

When initially launched on August 20, 1977, the Voyager missions to Jupiter and Saturn were considered mission-capable for around 5-year lives. But after 25 years, there is a good chance that another 25 years for their tour is on-course. Voyager project manager Ed Massey recently concluded: "I don't think anybody expected we would still be here 25 years later though we probably could go another 25 years."

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