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NASA hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact

Headline from WMUR, from the development of Jul 31, 2023

Newest development Aug 2, 2023 · 3 reportsNASA detects signal with Voyager 2 after losing contact

Voyager 2 had been out of touch since flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command more than a week ago that tilted its antenna away from Earth.

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  1. Names this update

    NASA hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact

    Headline from WMUR ·

  2. Newest

    NASA detects signal with Voyager 2 after losing contact

    Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis ·

Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Live Science

    NASA accidentally severs contact with Voyager 2 probe 12 billion miles from Earth (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    After accidentally shifting Voyager 2's antenna by two degrees, NASA is out of contact with the interstellar probe until at least Oct. 15.

  2. BGR

    Houston, we have a problem: NASA loses contact with Voyager 2 (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    NASA has revealed that it accidentally severed communications with Voyager 2 by turning its antenna the wrong way.

  3. Universe Today

    Oops. NASA Accidentally Points Voyager 2's Antenna Away from Earth, Temporarily Losing Contact (opens Universe Today)

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    Universe Today's feed description

    Voyager 2 controllers inadvertently sent commands that told Voyager 2 to point two degrees away from Earth. Now they can't "hear it".

  4. WMUR

    NASA hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Voyager 2 had been out of touch since flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command more than a week ago that tilted its antenna away from Earth.

  5. Fox10 Phoenix

    NASA loses, regains contact with Voyager 2 probe after sending wrong command (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command nearly two weeks ago that tilted the spacecraft’s antenna away from Earth and severed contact.

  6. The Daily Caller

    NASA Loses Contact With Voyager 2 After Wrong Command Input (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    NASA lost contact with the Voyager 2 probe on July 21 after someone input the wrong command, sending its antenna two degrees away from Earth.

  7. Digital Trends

    NASA accidentally loses contact with legendary Voyager 2 (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    NASA has lost contact with the legendary Voyager 2 spacecraft after “inadvertently” sending it a command that caused its antenna to point away from Earth.

  8. New York Times

    NASA’s Voyager 2 Is Out of Contact but Not Lost in Space (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The aging spacecraft’s antenna was misdirected by a glitch, although officials say the distant probe appears to be functioning as intended.

  9. The Guardian

    Search for Voyager 2 after Nasa accidentally sends wrong command (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Dish in Australia deployed to find interstellar spacecraft after flight control pointed its antenna away from Earth

  10. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    NASA detects signal with Voyager 2 after losing contact (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WISH)- The Voyager mission team at NASA has detected a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the spacecraft. Voyager 2 has been operating for nearly 46 years. Commands sent to Voyager 2 on July 21 accidentally caused the spacecraft’s antenna to point 2 degrees away fr…

  11. NPR

    Earth to Voyager: NASA detects signal from spacecraft, two weeks after losing contact (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Jet Propulsion Lab lost contact with Voyager 2, which is traveling 12.3 billion miles away from Earth, after engineers mistakenly pointed its antenna 2 degrees away from its home planet.

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Earth to Voyager: NASA detects signal from spacecraft, 2 weeks after losing contact (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The Jet Propulsion Lab lost contact with Voyager 2, which is traveling 12.3 billion miles away from Earth, after engineers mistakenly pointed its antenna 2 degrees away from its home planet.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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