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Voyager 1 contact restored (www.usatoday.com)
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Voyager 1 contact restored

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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

They just kept wiggling the coat hanger until the signal cleared up

[-] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

It was much more complicated than that.

They also had to wrap half a roll of tin foil around the antennas.

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