Engineers have repaired an issue affecting telemetry data from NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft.
Earlier this year, the probe’s attitude articulation and control (AACS) system, which keeps Voyager 1’s antenna pointed at Earth, began sending garbled information to mission controllers despite operating normally. The team identified the source of the glitch – data was being routed through an onboard computer that stopped working years ago – and corrected it but continue to investigate the root cause.
For now, both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 continue their exploration of the space between the stars.
As we continue to celebrate the Voyagers’ 45th anniversary, join mission team members for a live Q&A today on YouTube and Facebook at 12:15pm PT / 3:15pm ET / 7:15pm UTC.
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