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NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981
In August 2012, Voyager 1 made history as it entered interstellar space, the region between stars, filled with material ejected by other stars that died millions of years ago. Voyager 1 and 2 are the only spacecraft ever to operate outside of the heliosphere, the region of space affected by the sun 's constant flow of material.
NASA’s Voyager 1 jumpstarts radio transmitter unused since 1981 to ‘phone home’ from 15.4 billion miles into space
The 47-year-old NASA Voyager 1 fell back on a radio transmitter it hadn’t used since 1981 to ping home base after a technical issue caused a days-long communication stall between Earth and the farthest-ever recorded spacecraft.
Aging spacecraft starts up a radio transmitter it hasn’t used since 1981 from 15 billion miles away
Voyager 1 relays messages to NASA’s mission control team after losing contact due to a technical issue. The aging spacecraft is relying on an old radio transmitter.
NASA reconnects with interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft using technology not used in decades
NASA reconnected with Voyager 1, which is located nearly 15 billion miles away from Earth, after a brief pause that triggered the spacecraft's fault protection system.
Voyager 1 Reconnects With Earth Over Radio Transmitter That Hasn’t Been Used In 47 Years
Voyager 1 remains humanity’s furthest outpost, hurtling across interstellar space at 38,210 miles per hour. However, NASA lost communication with the beloved space probe on October 19. The space agency reconnected with Voyager 1 five days later using a radio transmitter that the probe hadn’t used since 1981.
Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981
Following recent communication issues, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981.
Nasa's Voyager 1 reconnects with scientists 15 billion miles away from Earth
Nasa scientists are celebrating as, after a period of silence, the craft recently called home again using a bit of kit that it hasn't used for more than forty years.
NASA is now talking to Voyager 1 with a radio that hasn’t been used since 1981
NASA can’t catch a break when it comes to Voyager 1, apparently. That’s because the US space agency has now revealed that ...
15 Billion Miles Away, NASA's Voyager 1 Comes Back To Life Using 1981 Tech
Voyager 1 has two radio transmitters. NASA's 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft recently established contact with Earth ...
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Voyager 1 shocks NASA by communicating with a radio system not used since 1981
Voyager 1 switched to a very old backup radio transmitter, not used since 1981, restoring NASA’s contact amid communication ...
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Voyager 1 Spacecraft Just Shut Off Its Main Transmitter And Switched To A Long-Abandoned Signal
A software glitch is making NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft act a little bit haunted this Halloween season. On October 17, ...
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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981
NASA lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft for nearly a week after a technical glitch shut off the probe's ...
Voyager 1 Jolts Back to Life After NASA Lost Touch
At a distance of approximately 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, Voyager 1 continues to push the ...