Thursday, September 5, 2019

Voyager 1 launched 1977



Voyager 1, launched September 5, 1977, was the fist man-made object to cross into interstellar space.  It was launched 16 days after Voyager 2 and flew by Jupiter in March 1979.

It made a flyby of Saturn in November 1980, including an encounter with Titan.

NASA still receives signals from both Voyager craft, but Voyager 1 might run out of fuel by 2025.


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