Slovenian Voyager engineer dies

Ljubljana, 22 November - Anton Mavretič, a Slovenian-born scientist who worked on a key instrument that continues to travel through space aboard the Voyager space probes, has died aged 84, the Slovenian World Congress said on Friday.

Ljubljana Anton Mavretič, a Slovenian scientist who helped develop a key instrument for the Voyager space probes, when he received the Silver Order of Service of the Republic of Slovenia in 2015. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Anton Mavretič, a Slovenian scientist who helped develop a key instrument for the Voyager space probes, when he received the Silver Order of Service of the Republic of Slovenia in 2015.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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