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The Only Radio Antenna Capable of Communicating with Voyager 2 Came Back Online During Repairs and Upgrades. Contact Re-established – NY Pilot

“Voyager 2, this is Earth calling. Do you read?” Last week, the answer was finally “yes.” And thankfully, after eight months of no communications, Voyager2 seems…

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Voyager 2, this is Earth calling. Do you read?
Last week, the answer was finally yes. And thankfully, after eight months of no communications, Voyager2 seems to be just fine.
On October 29, NASAs Deep Space Network communicated with the Voyager 2 spacecraft for the first time since March of this year.  The only radio antenna powerful enough to send and receive the faint signals from the 43-year-old spacecraft is the 70-meter-wide (230-foot-wide) Deep Space Station 43 dish in Canberra, Australia….

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