Fraser Cain on Nostr: Another week, another reminder that the twin Voyager spacecraft is getting old. ...
Another week, another reminder that the twin Voyager spacecraft is getting old. Earlier this week, NASA explained that Voyager 1 had turned off one of its radio transmitters. This forced the agency to turn on Voyager's low-power radio to maintain communications with the spacecraft. The glitch happened when NASA instructed it to turn on a heater. Instead of acknowledging the command, it triggered the fault protection system, switching its communications mode.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/10/28/after-pause-nasas-voyager-1-communicating-with-mission-team/ 
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