Космічний апарат NASA "Вояджер" нарешті зателефонував додому з пристроєм, який не використовувався з 1981 року

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 Перебуваючи на відстані 15,4 мільярда миль від Землі в міжзоряному просторі, "Вояджер-1" не протримається набагато довше.

Насправді, бортінженери NASA, можливо, думали, що 47-річна місія нарешті вийшла з ладу, коли космічний корабель без екіпажу нещодавно затих. Зонд вимкнув свій головний радіопередавач для зв'язку з центром управління польотами. Читати далі

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