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Nature 434, 125 (10 March 2005) | doi:10.1038/434125a; Published online 9 March 2005
NASA's funding shortfall means journey's end for Voyager probes
Tony Reichhardt
NASA has told scientists working on some of the agency's longest-running space missions — including the twin Voyagers now speeding towards the edge of the Solar System — that they may have to shut down operations in October to save money.The decision — which NASA officials say is not yet final — has angered scientists, who call it penny-wise and pound-foolish, and say that it is being made without the usual formal review by the science community.
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