<h3><strong>What is Voyager 1?</strong></h3><p>Voyager 1 is a spacecraft launched in 1977 by NASA as part of the Voyager mission. It is the first spacecraft to leave the solar system and enter interstellar space. The spacecraft was launched a few weeks after another spacecraft under the same mission named Voyager 2.</p><p>No other spacecraft has travelled as far as Voyager 1. It was first launched to travel by Jupiter and Saturn. Later, in 2012, it entered interstellar space and is still collecting data. Voyagers 1 and 2 have been flying longer than any spacecraft in history.</p><p>The Voyager missions provide scientists with observations of unexplored areas. Voyager 1 has helped scientists discover and understand various things and is currently very far away from Earth. Recently, it has been facing a problem.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/voyager-1-has-stopped-communicating-with-earth%2FVoyager%201%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=85541862-18e2-4b24-ac27-4850a205b62f"><figcaption>&nbsp;The launch of Voyager 1. Photo by Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.</figcaption></figure><h3><strong>What problem is Voyager 1 facing?</strong></h3><p>The Voyager 1 spacecraft receives and carries out commands from Earth. However, it is now facing a computer fault, causing a communication failure between the spacecraft and its mission team on Earth. The problem is with one of the spacecraft’s three onboard computers, called the flight data system (FDS).</p><p>The FDS collects various data from the science instruments and data related to the spacecraft's health and status. The data is then sent back to Earth. Engineers are trying to solve this issue, which might take a few weeks.</p><h3><strong>What do we know about NASA’s Voyager mission?</strong></h3><p>The main goal of the Voyager mission was to investigate Jupiter and Saturn. The mission was extended after a series of discoveries on these two planets. Voyager 2 went ahead to explore Uranus and Neptune (the only spacecraft to do so).</p><p>The current aim of the Voyager mission is to explore the outskirts of the solar system and beyond. Currently, Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are exploring unexplored areas in space. In 2018, Voyager 2 also entered interstellar space. Both spacecraft send data back to Earth, and scientists use them to understand the vast space.</p><p>Let’s hope engineers can fix Voyager 1 quickly so that it helps us learn more about space.<br>&nbsp;</p>

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