Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
Posted on AllSides August 4th, 2023
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Nasa is back in full contact with its lost Voyager 2 probe months earlier than expected, the space agency said.
In July a wrong command was made to the spacecraft, sent to explore space in 1977, changing its position and severing contact.
A signal was picked up on Tuesday but thanks to an "interstellar shout" - a powerful instruction - its antenna is now back facing Earth.
Nasa had originally pinned hopes on the spacecraft resetting itself in October.
It took 37 hours for mission controllers to figure out if...