Voyager 1 Reconnects with Earth Using 42-Year-Old Transmitter
TL;DR
NASA's Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object in space, recently lost communication after its main radio transmitter shut off. At 15.4 billion miles from Earth, the spacecraft's fault protection system turned off the transmitter following a routine command. Engineers managed to re-establish contact using a backup S-band transmitter, unused since 1981. Despite its age and power limitations, Voyager 1 continues its journey through interstellar space, with NASA aiming to keep it operational beyond 2025.
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