Voyager 1 returns to scientific exploration from the edge of the solar system for the first time since technical difficulties in November 2023.
The 46-year-old spacecraft previously had problems with one of its three onboard computers, the Flight Data System, which prevented data sent by Voyager 1 from Earth from being translated into usable data. The mission team on the ground has found the solution. Until the vehicle returned to transmit engineering data again on April 20.
However, it was not until May 17 that the mission team sent another command to Voyager 1 to begin troubleshooting the probe to get the science probe back online. It took more than 45 hours for the signal to reach the spacecraft from Earth. Wait for the vehicle to respond to the receiving dish on the ground again
As a result of this solution, the space probe is 24 billion kilometers from Earth and heading away at a speed of 16.99 kilometers per second. Able to measure magnetic fields, plasma waves and particles in interstellar or interstellar space outside the influence of the solar wind again.
From May 19, equipment for measuring plasma waves and magnetic fields will be able to operate again. This was followed by equipment to measure cosmic rays and low-energy charged particles, which NASA said was back in operation on June 13. It is the fourth of 10 scientific instruments on board the spacecraft that are still in operation. The rest is turned off to save energy. Prolonging the life of the task to work as long as possible
Voyager 1 and its twin spacecraft, Voyager 2, are NASA's longest-running space exploration programs and the first probes in history to explore the universe in interstellar space. It continues to send information to Earth from the edge of the solar system until the present.
pointing to:
“Reader. Infuriatingly humble coffee enthusiast. Future teen idol. Tv nerd. Explorer. Organizer. Twitter aficionado. Evil music fanatic.”