The device hadn't been used since 1981, according to NASA. "The team is now working to gather information that will help them figure out what happened and return Voyager 1 to normal operations ...
It broke communication with NASA in mid-October, then restored contact in an unexpected way: a backup radio transmitter that had been inactive since 1981. “The spacecraft recently turned off one ...
Earth’s interstellar explorer, Voyager 1, experienced some unanticipated communication hiccups. What’s interesting, though, is that Voyager 1 managed to dust off a backup radio transmitter that hasn’t ...
Voyager 1 has two radio transmitters. NASA's 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft recently established contact with Earth after a brief halt with the help of a radio transmitter that has not been used ...
The probe had another glitch in the last few weeks that caused a loss of communication, but it managed to find a fix all by itself using hardware that had not been used since 1981. The probe is ...
Following recent communication issues, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to using a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981. The interstellar explorer experienced a brief ...
The airstrikes hit Iran's missile manufacturing units. Today's Israeli airstrikes on Iran have parallels to a June 1981 airstrike on Iraq, called Operation Opera - simply on the distance covered ...