Voyager 1Spacecraft

NASA reconnects with Voyager 1 Spacecraft after almost 50 year,15 billion miles away.
NASA has established contact with Voyager 1Spacecraft after 47 years of launch.
Commands and data exchanges between the Spacecraft and NASA take nearly 2 days, with engineers working to restore normal operations.

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noexpectations1 · 41-45, M

I imagine the technology on board is very primative being that old! Commador 64...lol

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@noexpectations1 Not even close to the 64.

Babaloo6 · 41-45, M

@Gibbon It came in the news on 1.11.2024:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/01/science/voyager-1-transmitter-issue/index.html.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Babaloo6 Yes That transmitter saved the day returning contact but they were not out of contact for 47 years as the post reads.

Babaloo6 · 41-45, M

@Gibbon It was fully functional,you may say