Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again

Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again as NASA restores communications
NASA has confirmed that one of its greatest ever missions, Voyager 1, is back in business with communications restored following an incident in October that had led to the veteran spacefarer losing its voice.
NASA Restores Communications with Voyager 1, Ending 2023 Power Glitch
A Space.com report indicated that the issue arose when engineers instructed Voyager 1 to activate a heater for its instruments. This led the spacecraft's fault protection system to switch off the primary X-band transmitter, as non-essential systems had already been deactivated to conserve energy.
NASA’s Voyager 1 Finally Phones Home After Worrying Communications Glitch
The mission, launched in 1977, became the first spacecraft to cross the boundary of the solar system by venturing into interstellar space. Voyager 1 is currently 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away from Earth, and its upkeep is becoming more challenging.
NASA's Voyager 1 Probe Sending Data Again Nearly 50 Years After Launch
The spacecraft, launched in 1977, is 15 billion miles away from Earth. It stopped sending data but NASA managed to get it restarted.
NASA's Voyager 1 Surprises By Reaching out From 15 Billion Miles Away
The spacecraft—humanity's most distant probe—managed to resumed contact by switching to a secondary radio not used since 1981.
It lives! 47-year-old Voyager 1 is back in action
Despite its age and an ever-dwindling power supply, the Voyager 1 probe is back in action following an issue with its ...
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Beating The Ever-Growing Odds, Voyager 1 Phones Home From 24.9 Billion Kilometers Away
NASA's aging Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed regular operations, sending useful science data back home from about 24.9 ...
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Voyager 1 Activated a Radio It Hadn't Used in 40 Years
The switch caused NASA to lose contact with the far-flying probe for a few days in October.
Inside Voyager 1’s Comeback: NASA Rescues Humanity’s Distant Messenger
After a temporary communication breakdown last month, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed normal operations. The team ...
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Voyager 1 is showing strange behaviour: It’s the first time in decades that it does this
NASA engineers solve thruster issues on Voyager 1, enabling continued space exploration beyond 15 billion miles.
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Voyager 1 Just Activated a Radio That's Been Offline Since 1981
Unfortunately, it's also far fainter, and the crew feared that it could no longer be detected from this far away. After all, ...
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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.
After radio difficulties: Voyager 1 transmits and operates normally again
A month and a half ago, NASA suddenly lost contact with Voyager 1. Now everything is working normally again and the cause has ...