NASA Recovers Function on Voyager 2 Spacecraft After Minor Glitch

A temporary malfunction aboard the interstellar spacecraft triggered an automatic fail-safe.

By Nathaniel Scharping
Jan 29, 2020 5:00 PMJan 29, 2020 5:32 PM
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This artist’s concept shows Voyager 1 entering the interstellar medium. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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The Voyager 2 spacecraft, one of just two human-made objects to reach interstellar space, experienced a slight malfunction this week.

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