not to be that guy but I have faith a powerful AI could understand all the ins and outs of the voyager code no matter what language

Not to be that other guy, but AI might take a few tries, and you really might not get a 2nd try with these probes.

> You're right! That sequence does brick Voyager 2's CCS. Let's try ....

Based on what documentation?

Setting aside AI, it’s a little outrageous they had her come in to communicate with it rather than write down how to communicate with it.

In most cases that would indicate an organizational failure. However, if something is trillions of miles away, and wrong commands could break communication etc, I'd probably just stick with the most experienced person as well.

I think it's incredibly naive to assume there's not documentation. Maybe look into NASA and the Voyager 2 program a bit.

Experts aren't made from reading a data sheet or process doc. Competence in performing a critical task comes from actually doing the task in practice and for real.