How To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 1)

Detailed look at how the 70m DSS43 NASA Canberra Deep Space dish is used to talk to the Voyager 2 probe 70 billion km from earth.
Part of the NASA/CSIRO Deep Space Communications Complex at Tidbinbilla in Canberra Australia.

Huge thanks to Richard Stephenson who stayed back after a 12 hour night shift to record this!
Twitter: @nascom1
http://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/Pages/people2.html

Tech details on the communications

PART 2 HERE

Forum HERE

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