Miraculous rescue of the Voyager probe 24 billion kilometers from Earth

2024-04-25 19:17:57

The Voyager 1 probe plunges into interstellar space at a speed of 60,900 km/h (artist’s impression).
NASA/JPL-Caltech

DECRYPTION – NASA engineers have succeeded in reprogramming the computer of the probe that was launched in 1977 and is now exploring interstellar space, beyond our solar system.

When the Voyager 1 probe began sending unintelligible radio signals to Earth in late 2023, most NASA experts were very pessimistic regarding the chances of surviving this legendary exploration mission launched more than 46 years ago. « One might be fatalistic and believe that Voyager 1 had had its time following all, that it had worked longer than one might hope, having revolutionized the knowledge of the giant planets in The solar system and having been the first machine sent by man into interstellar space, that unexplored zone between the stars where the influence of our sun is no longer felt. Despite this, the members of the mission team were so attached to this probe that they hung on. They tried everything for months, finally achieving a technological tour that allowed them to reconnect this week »excited Rosine Lallement, emeritus astronomer at CNRS…

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