NASA Pinpoints Faulty Memory Chip in Voyager 1, Aims to Restore Data Transmission

Engineers are working on a solution to bypass the corrupted memory, optimistic about Voyager 1's return to normal operations despite its distance from Earth.

NASA engineers have identified a corrupted memory chip as the cause of Voyager 1's data transmission issues.
The issue, affecting about 3% of the spacecraft's flight data subsystem memory, has been ongoing since November 2023.
Engineers are optimistic about finding a workaround to resume normal operations without the unusable memory hardware.
Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is the farthest man-made object from Earth, currently exploring interstellar space.
The troubleshooting process is challenged by the spacecraft's vast distance from Earth, over 15 billion miles, requiring around 45 hours for communication.