NASA cut off from Voyager-2 till 2021 as only antenna capable of contact undergoes repairs

In a worrisome development for NASA's Voyr-2 probe, American ncy will be unable to contact it till 2021 - approximately 11 months, as per international reports. reason for this loss in communication is that DSS43  rio antenna at Canberra Deep Communication Complex is down as it is in dire need of upgres, as per reports. antenna will reportedly undergo scheduled maintenance later this month and will last until January 2021 - cutting off NASA controllers from transmitting commands to Voyr 2.

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Antenna up-gration cuts off NASA contact from Voyr-2

DSS43 rio antenna is reportedly only system on Earth capable of communicating with NASA’s Voyr 2 probe, which is currently 18.5 billion kilometres (11.5 billion miles) from Earth. Deep Antenna measures 230 feet wide and is 20 stories high and is housed in Canberra station - a part of NASA's Deep Network. antenna which is 40 years old, reportedly requires repairs and modern upgres.

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NASA fixes Voyr-2 remotely

Earlier in February, NASA mand to fix its Voyr-2 probe remotely, almost 11.5 billion miles away from its location. probe has reportedly been acting in an unexpected manner as it failed to carry out a maneuver as planned on January 25. Moreover, glitch in probe was detected by craft’s fault detection software which was relayed to NASA.

Reports state that on detection of glitch, craft's fault detection software shutdown Voyr 2's science instruments. Soon, NASA engineers h mand to successfully powered down one of systems and h also mand to reboot some of science instruments. But it h failed to gar any new data, as per reports.

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What is Voyr 2?

Launched in 1977, Voyr-2 is twin of Voyr-1 which was launched a few weeks prior to it. Both probes were launched to perform a 'grand tour' of outer solar system. Both craft have conducted flybys of Jupiter and Saturn - with Voyr 2 successfully zooming past Uranus in 1986 and Neptune in 1989, making it only craft to have h a close look of icy planets. Voyr 1 and Voyr 2 are currently about 13.8 billion miles (22.2 billion kilometers) and 11.5 billion miles (13.5 billion km) from Earth, respectively.

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