NASA Contacts Voyager 2 Successfully!

NASA has reestablished contact with the Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence. The historic probe launched in 1977, had been out of contact since July 21, when a software glitch caused its antenna to shift slightly. This meant that the spacecraft was no longer pointing at Earth, and NASA was unable to communicate with it. To restore contact, NASA sent a "shout" across interstellar space to Voyager 2, more than 20 billion km or 12.3 billion miles away, instructing it to turn its antenna back to Earth. With a one-way light time of 18.5 hours for the command to reach Voyager, it took 37 hours for mission controllers to learn whether the command worked. Finally, on August 4, NASA received a signal from Voyager 2, indicating that the spacecraft is operating normally and that it remains on its expected trajectory.

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[AlphaAndOmega]

that's a faster response than toxic gfs

[rs]

Love the fact that NASA basically shouted at Voyager 2 “Look at me when I’m talking to you damn it”

[AmazingAutist]

I'm sorry, but I'm just chuckling at Nasa essentially just shouting "EY! GETCHO ASS BACK OVAH HERE!!" At the Voyager probe.

[photonik-luminescence]

Nice that they can communicate again with voyager 2

[alienx]

And here they can't provide 10 Mbps wifi without interruptions

[mission]

It's amazing that at almost 50 years, NASA still has communications with this satellite

[peterkilbridge]

Let's face it: NASA engineers are highly capable professionals, and Voyager 2 is an asset worth keeping. 👍👍 Two thumbs up!

[twiztidjester]

Imagine what we could see if they were able to turn Voyager 2's cameras back on.

[FASTFASTmusic]

a software glitch from the 70s? I think that can be excused. great work!

[darshitsonker]

NASA has really fascinating scientists.

[GrgLuz]

That they can still communicate with a 46 year old spacecraft millions of miles from earth is pretty freaking awesome

[emsix]

"Ayo Voy 2!"
"Yeah turn 'round your back 'ere son!"

[jamjar]

I believe that Voyager II has been the most successful bit of equipment to ever be placed in space thus far. If only its cameras still worked.

[Orion]

The one guy who sent the bad command, in the first place:

"So, hey....kinda funny how we almost lost contact forever, huh? Everything's back to normal now, though, so no harm done, right, guys? Uh...guys?"

[pain]

Now aliens will again shift the antenna towards their planet

[TheMayank]

"Turn That Fucking Antenna Here, Crap!"💀

[troybird]

Actually, an employee caused the issue. An employee sent the wrong command to the craft.

[being_artist]

I can't explain how happy I am after listening this

[swastha_hamesha]

Good news... Now we will continue to know the secrets of this universe

[skateboardingjesus]

"Oi OLD TIMER, I KNOW YOU'RE OLD, BUT OVER HERE".