NASA gets in touch with lost spacecraft for the first time in 2 years
 

NASA gets in touch with lost spacecraft for the first time in 2 years
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For the first time in almost two years, NASA has re-established its connection with a long-lost spacecraft.

On Sunday, NASA's 22 months of attempts to get back in touch with STEREO-B paid off when the Deep Space Network locked onto the satellite's signal.*

While this is great news for the space agency, STEREO-B isn't out of the woods yet.*

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Mission controllers still need to figure out if the spacecraft is healthy and capable of carrying on with its solar research after being unable to communicate with its home planet for such a long time, but the fact that it's in touch at all is promising. Read more...

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