Voyager mission's project scientist retires after 50 years of service
Ed Stone signed on for the gig when the two Voyager spacecraft were still on the drawing board in 1972., Stone rose to become director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and, as that facility manages the Voyagers, he kept the gig managing the twin probes. He later retired from JPL in 2001 but continued to serve as the Voyager mission's project scientist.
"It has been an honor and a joy to serve as the Voyager project scientist for 50 years," Stone said, in NASA's post farewelling him from the job."The spacecraft have succeeded beyond expectation, and I have cherished the opportunity to work with so many talented and dedicated people on this mission. It has been a remarkable journey, and I'm thankful to everyone around the world who has followed Voyager and joined us on this adventure.