Voyager 1 Resumes Communication with NASA After Five-Month Silence

NASA engineers successfully restore data transmission from Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object in space.

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed sending usable engineering data after a five-month hiatus caused by a malfunctioning memory chip.
Engineers implemented a complex fix involving the redistribution of code across the spacecraft's aging computer systems.
The successful data recovery marks a significant milestone for the over 46-year-old interstellar mission.
Voyager 1 continues to transmit valuable scientific data from beyond the solar system, with hopes to maintain communication into the mid-2030s.
The twin spacecraft, Voyager 2, continues to operate normally, providing complementary data on the interstellar medium.