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Space exploitation vs space exploration: Humanity has much to learn from the Voyager probes

Interview It will soon be half a century since NASA's Voyager probes were launched on a tour of the solar system. The reason for their unprecedented longevity is unprecedented, but modern realities mean that we might not see their like again. Dr Garry E Hunt was one of the original imaging team members and tells The Register why he thinks the veteran spacecraft had endured for so long. "Brilliant engineering," he says. "Let's be honest, the scientific community gets credit, but it's the engineer...

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