NASA's program of twin robotic probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched in 1977 to tour the outer planets. Both probes are still operating and have crossed into interstellar space, the most distant human-made objects from Earth.
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Mission TypeRobotic outer planet and interstellar mission 1 Launch DateVoyager 2 launched first, on 20 August 1977. OutcomeOngoing; both probes are still transmitting from interstellar space as of the mid-2020s. 1 Mission Type
Mission Type (category)Robotic / Uncrewed Mission 1 Connections
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Repeated gravity assists made the Voyager grand tour of the outer planets possible.
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Source NASA History Office
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Source Voyager 1 (Wikipedia)
Source Voyager 2 (Wikipedia)
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1. NASA History Office
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA Science, Voyager mission page (science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager)
Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 are the only spacecraft ever to operate outside the heliosphere, the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields generated by the Sun.
- Operated By: NASA
- Associated With: Voyager 2
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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAssociated With: Gravity AssistView the Source Voyager 1 (Wikipedia)
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Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program, to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere.
Spacecraft Of: Voyager 1, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program, to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere.
View the SourceVoyager 2 (Wikipedia)
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Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program.
Spacecraft Of: Voyager 2, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program.
View the SourceVoyager Program (Wikipedia)
In Group: NASA Outer Solar System and Small-Body Missions, Lead sentenceQuote, In Group: NASA Outer Solar System and Small-Body Missions, Lead sentence
The Voyager program is an American scientific program that employs two interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.
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