The craft stopped communicating with Earth because of a computer issue

NASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that prevents it from returning science data to Earth from the solar system’s outer reaches. Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth due to computer issue. NASA: Voyager 1 is now a 46 year-old spacecraft that has been orbiting Earth for 46 years.

Voyager 1 spacecraft has been unable to send science and engineering data to Earth. NASA announced this week that the spacecraft has had trouble sending data home from interstellar space. Voyager 1 has been traveling through interstellar space for more than 40 years. The spacecraft is unable to communicate with Earth via radio or radio.