Editing Voyager 2 (section)

=== Concerns with the orientation thrusters ===
Some [[Spacecraft propulsion|thrusters]] needed to control the correct attitude of the spacecraft and to point its high-gain antenna in the direction of Earth are out of use due to clogging problems in their [[hydrazine]] injector. The spacecraft no longer has backups available for its thruster system and "everything onboard is running on single-string" as acknowledged by Suzanne Dodd, Voyager project manager at [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory|JPL]], in an interview with [[Ars Technica]].<ref name="clark-2023">{{cite web | last=Clark | first=Stephen | title=NASA wants the Voyagers to age gracefully, so it's time for a software patch | website=Ars Technica | date=October 24, 2023 | url=https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/nasa-wants-the-voyagers-to-age-gracefully-so-its-time-for-a-software-patch/ | access-date=October 27, 2023 | archive-date=October 27, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027215228/https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/nasa-wants-the-voyagers-to-age-gracefully-so-its-time-for-a-software-patch/ | url-status=live }}</ref> NASA has decided to patch the computer software in order to modify the functioning of the remaining thrusters to slow down the clogging of the small diameter hydrazine injector jets. Before uploading the software update on the ''[[Voyager 1]]'' computer, NASA will first try the procedure with ''Voyager 2'', which is closer to Earth.<ref name="clark-2023" />