NASA will live stream the undocking of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 25, followed by its landing the next day. The mission, which involved the first crewed test of the spacecraft, has been extended to investigate issues with thrusters and helium leaks.
After experiencing a technical glitch, the iconic Voyager 1 spacecraft has regained full functionality, allowing all four of its scientific instruments to collect and transmit data from interstellar space. The glitch, which affected the flight data subsystem, was resolved after months of investigation and the implementation of a workaround. Voyager 1 continues its exploration of the interstellar medium, providing valuable scientific insights despite its age and distance from Earth.
The Hubble Space Telescope will be limiting the speed at which it can target new objects in order to preserve its lifespan for as long as possible. The telescope has been having problems with its gyros over the last year, leaving only three operational. To preserve them, the Hubble team has decided to switch to using just one gyro at a time. This will still allow Hubble to make science observations and take pictures of space, but it will take longer for the telescope to move from one target to the next, resulting in a decrease in the number of observations it can make.
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, has lost contact with its Venus spacecraft, Akatsuki. The spacecraft, which has been studying Venus’ climate since 2015, has been experiencing problems with its attitude control system. JAXA is currently attempting to reestablish communication with the spacecraft. Akatsuki is Japan’s only active spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus. The spacecraft has been providing valuable data on Venus’ climate and atmospheric dynamics. JAXA is hopeful that it can restore contact with the spacecraft and continue its mission.
After five months of arduous troubleshooting, NASA scientists and engineers have successfully restored a portion of Voyager 1’s Flight Data Subsystem (FDS), one of the spacecraft’s three computers, enabling the resumption of normal operations. The breakthrough occurred after engineers identified and relocated corrupted code within the FDS memory, re-establishing communication with the spacecraft. While the spacecraft’s scientific instruments remain offline, engineers are optimistic about retrieving lost science data, including observations of a unique plasma density and magnetic field jump, known as Pressure Front 2. The restoration of Voyager 1’s engineering data stream provides valuable insights into the spacecraft’s health, paving the way for future recovery of science data.
After a five-month break, engineers have successfully received decipherable data from Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth. The issue stemmed from a corrupted memory chip that was causing the probe’s flight data system to malfunction. By implementing a creative solution and dividing the affected code into sections, the team managed to store it in different spots within the flight data system. Voyager 1 is now healthy and operating properly, and the team expects to receive science data from the probe within the coming weeks.
After five months of silence, communication with NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been restored. Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory worked tirelessly to troubleshoot the issue and successfully repaired a failed memory chip. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, are the farthest-flung human-made objects in the universe, providing invaluable data and expanding our understanding of the cosmos.
NASA’s Voyager-1 spacecraft, which had been silent since November 2023, has resumed sending data. The probe, which is the farthest human-made object in space and the only spacecraft to have entered interstellar space, experienced a data transmission issue that was traced to a malfunctioning chip. Engineers were able to relocate crucial software code within the spacecraft’s memory, allowing it to send data again. The Voyager-2 spacecraft remains operational despite facing similar challenges.
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed sending engineering updates to Earth after engineers successfully diagnosed and resolved a communication issue. Diagnostic testing revealed a memory problem in the spacecraft’s flight data subsystem, which was preventing it from packaging and transmitting science and engineering data. Engineers redistributed the affected code to different memory locations and successfully restored engineering data transmission. While science data transmission is still pending, the spacecraft’s health is being monitored and systems are being tested remotely. Voyager 1, launched in 1977, continues its exploration of interstellar space, providing valuable insights into the outer solar system and beyond.
The Voyager 1 spacecraft has returned usable data for the first time in over five months, giving hope for the 46-year-old mission to resume its normal operations. The spacecraft is exploring the outermost edge of the Sun’s domain, combining its observations with data from newer missions to get a better understanding of how the heliosphere interacts with interstellar space.
