NASA's flight team was alerted on October 18 when Voyager 1 didn’t respond to a command, triggering a series of interventions to restore communication.
The fault protection system, designed to safeguard the probe, mistakenly lowered the transmitter's power, ultimately rendering the X-band signal undetectable by Earth-based systems.
After extensive troubleshooting and analysis, NASA was able to verify that the backup S-band transmitter was operational, preserving communication with Voyager 1.
Voyager 1’s resilience highlights the profound engineering of the spacecraft, showcasing how even a system unchanged since the 1980s can still play a crucial role in space exploration.
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