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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’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.
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.
NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981
NASA's farthest spacecraft, Voyager 1, is running low on power but carries on its journey through interstellar space. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration At 15.4 billion miles away from Earth in interstellar space, Voyager 1 won't last much longer.
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.
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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 ...
NASA is now talking to Voyager 1 with a radio that hasn’t been used since 1981
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Voyager 1 reestablishes communication with Earth using backup transmitter last used in 1981
NASA has successfully reconnected with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief interruption in communications. The spacecraft is now using a transmitter that has not been used for communications since ...
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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 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, ...