NASA lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft for nearly a week after a technical glitch shut off the probe's main transmitter. Using Voyager's weaker backup transmitter, engineers are assessing the problem from 15 billion miles away.
It’s pretty crazy to think about. The Voyager mission isn’t just a big thing for the current generations, but also for many future generations, who will not have as good an opportunity.
It only happens every 400 years or so.
It’s pretty crazy to think about. The Voyager mission isn’t just a big thing for the current generations, but also for many future generations, who will not have as good an opportunity.