NASA hears signal from Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistakenly cutting contact

NASA says it has heard from its Voyager 2 spacecraft after a wrong command cut off communications. Flight controllers accidentally sent a wrong command nearly two weeks ago that tilted the spacecraft’s antenna away from Earth and severed contact. The space agency said Tuesday a global network of giant antennas picked up a “heartbeat signal,” meaning the 46-year-old craft is alive and operating…
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