This is so awesome, I cannot phantom a piece of tech that has stayed working for half a century. Imagine using a TV from 1977, let alone a flying computer powered by a nuclear battery.

Echoing Ton,

Wow this is so exciting!

For the controls team to suggest they have “multiple options” to re-establish comms on a satellite launched in the 70s that is appx. 133AU from earth is truly astounding.

And of those options that a “shout” worked is so neat.

Makes me giddy to think about satellites launched recently and in the near future and how well they may fair in comparison.

Of course it is. It’s pretty far from the sun at this point. Hopefully the RTG is keeping it warm…

I once had that with windows update