NASA just hacked a 1977 computer on a spacecraft way out past Pluto

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NASA just hacked a 1977 computer on a spacecraft way out past Pluto

One of the two oldest, active spacecraft has a new lease on life, with NASA getting the 47-year-old Voyager 1 deep space probe to send back engineering data for the first time since November 14. Until now, all the craft could return was gibberish.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Voyager, Computer, Space exploration, interstellar space, Hack, Mission