# NASA engineers working to extend the Voyager missions cannot physically touch the spacecraft, cannot send a replacement part, and must wait nearly 24 hours for every command to arrive — and another 24 hours for the reply

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-09 07:07 UTC · Category: Science

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