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The table below shows the status of the major instruments on the two Voyager spacecraft. To conserve power and to extend the life of the mission, various instruments have been powered off gradually over time. Note that power is also needed for communications and for onboard computer systems. With all this meticulous power management, the 49 year old probes could operate with at least one science instrument into the 2030s. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/ 3/n