Breakthrough: Voyager 1 “Calls Home” – After over 40 Years with a Backup Transmitter?

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How long do you want to be around? Voyager 1: Yes! In fact, the ancient probe has done it again – and once more proven that, despite all the complications, it is still a reliable outpost in the mysterious world of interstellar space! This was preceded by an event that has almost become part of NASA’s daily routine: the experts had lost contact with Voyager 1 due to technical problems – and this was not the first time that they had been forced to find creative solutions to restore contact with the aging spacecraft! Ultimately, the path to success led through a component that had actually been obsolete for decades. And yet the backup transmitter, which had not been used since

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