NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981
Voyager's problem began on Oct. 16 ... Days later, engineers with the Deep Space Network, a system of three enormous radio ...
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 ...
NASA is now talking to Voyager 1 with a radio that hasn’t been used since 1981
NASA first noticed the issue on October 16, when the Voyager 1 team sent out a command through NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN ...
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 ...
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Voyager 1 Sends Signal To Earth In Amazing Transmitter Recovery
In an amazing recovery, Voyager 1 phoned home using its backup radio for the first time since 1981. The interstellar … ...
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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 ...
Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981
The spacecraft has inexplicably turned off one of its radio transmitters, likely because of an unidentified onboard issue.
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 ...
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Voyager 1 is alive: NASA spacecraft reawakens 15 billion miles away from Earth
On October 16th, Voyager 1's fault protection system kicked in, a safety measure designed to preserve the spacecraft'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 boundaries of human exploration. At this distance, it takes almost a full day for a ...
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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 ...
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Voyager 1 forced to turn to vintage transmitter to call home from 15 billion miles away
Launched in 1977 and now more than 15 billion miles from Earth, NASA’s Voyager 1 recently encountered an operational issue ...