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In response to "fire every single person involved. -- nm" by Jovian

They get till mid October thanks to their super paranoid predecessors who anticipated that mistakes would happen

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Aug 1 '23, 08:15

Voyager 2 is programmed to reset its orientation multiple times each year to keep its antenna pointing at Earth; the next reset will occur on Oct. 15, which should enable communication to resume.

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heh yep, I responded before I read the article. Give them all a long time out then. - Jovian Aug 1, 08:17 5
- Dude wanted just to give NASA a vacation. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 08:18 4
  - JPL -- nm - JD Aug 1, 08:20 3
    - Thank you. - Spawn Aug 1, 08:22 2
      - It just occurred to me that they have an anachronistic name. I'd be really surprised if anything they're currently doing involves Jet Propulsion -- nm - JD Aug 1, 08:25 1
        
        Who are you calling anachronistic? -- nm - Jet Reno si Aug 1, 10:12

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They get till mid October thanks to their super paranoid predecessors who anticipated that mistakes would happen

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