Home›Articles›A near-failed launch, a Titan detour and the road to interstellar spaceArticleA near-failed launch, a Titan detour and the road to interstellar spaceArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnVoyager 1, Spacecraft Well-attested SourcesVoyager 1 (Wikipedia)Flyby of SaturnQuote, Flyby of SaturnBecause observations of Titan were considered vital, the trajectory chosen for Voyager 1 was designed around the optimum Titan flyby, which took it below the south pole of Saturn and out of the plane of the ecliptic, ending its planetary science mission.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.