Another successful fix ⏤ after 49 years and 16 billion miles! 🔧
Engineers recently turned off devices on Voyager 1 and substituted them with lower-power alternatives. Nicknamed the “Big Bang,” the energy-saving effort will allow the remaining instruments to operate longer. ½
ALT In a photo from the 1970s, engineers gather around one of the Voyager spacecraft before it was launched.
Oct 30, 2026 · 12:04 AM UTC
Teams also resolved an unexpected loss of communication with Voyager 1 when the Deep Space Network did not detect the probe’s signal during two scheduled comms passes.
Contact was reestablished on Oct. 20, and the team has maintained communication since then. go.nasa.gov/4is3TLi
It's been 64 years since Project Orion, ~60 years since NERVA, and we STILL don't have any nuclear rocket engines in service... which is why Voyager is still the farthest-out probe.
You have spent >$2 trillion on corporate welfare, and have nothing to show for it. A disgrace to your country and your species.
@grok What was the original cost of developing and launching the Voyager probes? When did the design of the equipment begin and where were the probes assembled?
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Launched on September 5, 1977, the legendary spacecraft is about to reach an unprecedented milestone: on November 18, 2026, it will officially cross a distance of one light-day from Earth. At that point, a one-way radio command from flight controllers will take exactly 24 hours to reach the probe, requiring a full 48-hour round-trip wait time to receive a response.
