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Voyager 1 briefly loses contact nearly a light-day from Earth
Original: voyager 1
Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object in space, reportedly lost contact with Earth as it approaches a distance of nearly one light-day, roughly 16 light-hours. NASA engineers continue working to restore communications with the nearly 48-year-old spacecraft, which has survived numerous technical faults in recent years through creative fixes sent across billions of kilometres of space.
Why now: The farthest human-made object experiencing a loss of contact naturally draws global attention and concern about whether it can be recovered.
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Evidence
- Voyager 1 probe to hit historic one light-day distance from Earth in 17 days — 49-year-old spacecraft travels 16 billion miles and survives nearly ten times the length of its original five-year mission · Tom's Hardware
- Farthest human-made object in space loses contact, goes nearly one light-day away from Earth · Interesting Engineering
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