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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Voyager 1 contact restored

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It was much more complicated than that.

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