Register reports on communication incident and mission outlook
1 Oct 30 · 8d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 4 sources · development 1 of 1
Coverage emphasizes the precarious state of both 48-year-old Voyager spacecraft as they approach their 50th anniversary in 2027. Within weeks, Voyager 1 will reach a distance where commands take 24 hours to arrive and responses take another 24 hours to return to Earth, making real-time troubleshooting impossible.
“We're just going to one day not hear the signal from the DSN, and we're going to rush around and make sure that it's not something on the ground.”
Suzanne Dodd, Voyager Project ManagerKareem Badaruddin Voyager mission manager, NASA JPLSuzanne Dodd Voyager Project ManagerNASA Deep Space Network Communications facility
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Phew, would’ve been very sad if one of the Voyagers ended up on the “interesting times 2026” list https://www. theregister.com/science/2026/1 0/30/voyager-1-gives-controllers-the-silent-treatment/5306637
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