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NASA restores lost connection With Voyager2

Utkarsh Classes Last Updated 21-12-2023
NASA restores lost connection With Voyager2 Science and Technology 2 min read

NASA in its official statement said that connection with Voyager 2 spacecraft has been restored after two weeks of missing. Voyager 2 has been hurtling through space since its launch in 1977 to explore the outer solar system.

What is Voyager 2?

  • NASA's Voyager 2 is the second spacecraft to enter interstellar space. On Dec. 10, 2018, the spacecraft joined its twin—Voyager 1—as the only human-made objects to enter the space between the stars.
  • Voyager 1 and 2 were designed to take advantage of a rare planetary alignment to study the outer solar system up close. Voyager 2 targeted Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  • Like its sister spacecraft, Voyager 2 also was designed to find and study the edge of our solar system.

About NASA

  • NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA is a U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space. The Space Age started in 1957 with the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik.
  • NASA opened for business on Oct. 1, 1958. The administrator is in charge of NASA. The NASA administrator is nominated by the president and confirmed by a vote in the Senate.

Space Agencies of World

Country 

Space agency

Acronym

India

Indian Space Research Organisation

ISRO

USA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA

Europe

European Space Agency

ESA

Russia 

Roscosmos

Roscosmos

China

China National Space Administration

CNSA

Canada

Canadian Space Agency

CSA

France

National Centre for Space Studies

CNES

Japan 

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

JAXA

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