Hacker News with Generative AI: Voyager 1

Voyager 1 breaks its silence with NASA via radio transmitter not used since 1981 (smithsonianmag.com)
NASA's aging Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space in 2012 and has faced a handful of technical issues over the last year, even as it continues to collect scientific data.

Space Exploration, NASA, Voyager 1, Technology

508 points by elsewhen 22 days ago | 306 comments

Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence with NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 81 (smithsonianmag.com)
NASA's aging Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space in 2012 and has faced a handful of technical issues over the last year, even as it continues to collect scientific data.

Space Exploration, NASA, Voyager 1, Technology

14 points by elsewhen 24 days ago | 0 comments

Voyager 1 phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981 (space.com)

Voyager 1, Space Exploration, Technology, NASA, Spacecraft

89 points by el_duderino 33 days ago | 2 comments

47-year-old Voyager 1 fired up thrusters it hasn't used in decades (cnn.com)

Space Exploration, Voyager 1, Technology, NASA

166 points by 5F7bGnd6fWJ66xN 78 days ago | 83 comments

NASA Pulls Off Delicate Thruster Swap, Keeping Voyager 1 Mission Alive (gizmodo.com)
The Voyager 1 spacecraft has been cruising through the cosmos for 47 years, collecting precious data beyond the solar system. All that interstellar travel, however, is taking its toll on the probe. Recently, NASA engineers had to resolve a thruster issue affecting Voyager 1, overcoming a series of obstacles posed by the probe’s aging hardware.

Space Exploration, NASA, Engineering, Voyager 1, Science

304 points by Stratoscope 83 days ago | 69 comments

Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap (nasa.gov)
Engineers working on NASA’s Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecraft’s thrusters, which keep the distant explorer pointed at Earth so that it can receive commands, send engineering data, and provide the unique science data it is gathering.

Space Exploration, Engineering, NASA, Voyager 1

56 points by ironyman 84 days ago | 2 comments

Day, 47 years ago, Voyager 1 launched into space (nasa.gov)

Space Exploration, NASA, History, Voyager 1

4 points by ColinWright 89 days ago | 0 comments

Voyager 1 is back online: NASA spacecraft returns data from all 4 instruments (space.com)

Space Exploration, Voyager 1, NASA

1044 points by dev_tty01 172 days ago | 226 comments

Voyager 1 Returning Science Data from All Four Instruments (nasa.gov)

Space Exploration, NASA, Voyager 1, Science

84 points by NKosmatos 173 days ago | 7 comments

How many photons are received per bit transmitted from Voyager 1? (stackexchange.com)