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Voyager 1 Revives 1981 Radio for Historic Cosmic Communication

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Voyager 1 Revives 1981 Radio for Historic Cosmic Communication
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NASA's Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object, recently switched to a radio transmitter it hasn't used since 1981 after a fault protection system was triggered. This occurred when NASA attempted to activate a heater on the spacecraft, leading to communication issues. Engineers reestablished contact using the S-band transmitter, and troubleshooting is ongoing to resolve the problem. Despite its age, Voyager 1 continues to provide valuable data from interstellar space, though its operational life is expected to end by 2025 due to dwindling power.

Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#interstellarspace#nasa#radiocommunication#science-and-technology#spaceexploration#voyager1
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  1. Voyager 1 Just Activated a Radio That's Been Offline Since 1981  ScienceAlert
  2. NASA Reconnects with Voyager, Longest Serving Mission in History  VOA Learning English
  3. NASA turns on a 1981 radio to send a message to the universe…It has been received  Riazor.org
  4. Why did Voyager 1 just activate a transmitter forgotten for 43 years? 📡  Techno-Science

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