Update August 1: A faint signal from Voyager 2 has been detected by NASA's DSN, indicating the spacecraft is still operational and on course. NASA will try to command the spacecraft to reorient its antenna earlier than the scheduled October reset, potentially reestablishing communication sooner. NA

NASA’s Voyager 2 has lost communication with Earth due to an unintentional shift in its antenna direction. The next programmed orientation adjustment on October 15 is expected to restore communication, while Voyager 1 continues to operate as usual.

A series of scheduled commands directed at NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft on July 21 led to an unintentional change in antenna direction. Consequently, the antenna moved 2 degrees off course from Earth, causing the spacecraft to lose its ability to receive commands or transmit data back to our planet.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      But private companies can do things public companies can’t do!1

      1. Because private companies don’t have the GOP actively sabotaging them whenever they are in power so that they can argue that private companies work better than public ones.2

      2. Unless your private company supports groups that the GOP hates.

      • artifice@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Please don’t help infect this place with partisan politics. This is my safe haven.