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Voyager 1 completes power-saving "Big Bang" swap, recovers from brief comms blackout

NASA details likely cause as a thruster fault-protection trip

1 Oct 29 1:30 PM · 9d ago · 1 article · 3 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1

NASA's blog post says engineers have determined that one group of thrusters went offline and backups switched on automatically, a fault-protection response, though the full cause of the communications loss is still under investigation.

NASA details likely cause as a thruster fault-protection trip
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“The Big Bang was unique because it required the swaps to occur simultaneously.”

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 7 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 3 outlets NASA's Voyager 1 conserves power, resolves brief communications pause

    first by Phys.org, 9d ago · also NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov), NASA Science (.gov)

  2. 2 outlets NASA's Voyager 1 gives mission control another moment of panic

    first by Mashable SEA, 9d ago · also Mashable

    1 more headline
  3. 1 outlet NASA gets Voyager 1 back online after comms glitch – just in time for the probe to reach a mind-blowing milestone

    first by BBC Sky at Night Magazine, 5d ago

  4. 1 outlet NASA's Voyager 1 Resumes Communications After Glitch – Weeks Away From 1 Light-Day Milestone

    first by IFLScience, 9d ago

  5. 1 outlet Voyager 1 Suddenly Went Silent, Then NASA Received the Signal It Was Waiting For

    first by The Daily Galaxy, 9d ago

  6. 1 outlet Voyager 1 comes back online after mystery glitch in interstellar space; NASA expects more surprises

    first by Starlust.org, 9d ago

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