What is powering the Voyager 1? It has been travelling in the space for almost 50 years.

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What is powering the Voyager 1? It has been travelling in the space for almost 50 years.

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Voyager-1 is powered by 4.5 kg of Plutonium-238. There was some controversy when it was launched because people worried what would happen if the launch needed to be scrubbed and exploded. But fortunately it did not.

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