On September 5, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft lifted off atop its Titan/Centaur-6 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, were originally launched to conduct closeup studi
, Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space and is now the farthest human-made object from Earth. Scientists think it will reach the inner edge of the Oort Cloud in 300 years.This artist’s concept shows NASA’s Voyager spacecraft against a field of stars in the darkness of space. The two Voyager spacecraft are traveling farther and farther away from Earth, on a journey to interstellar space, and will eventually circle around the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
The Voyager missions, launched by NASA in 1977, consist of two spacecraft: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. These missions were initially intended to study the outer planets of our Solar System, particularly the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. Both probes provided unprecedented observations and data on these planets, their major moons, and their ring systems., becoming the first spacecraft to visit these outer planets.
Following their planetary missions, both spacecraft have continued to journey outward, sending back data from the far reaches of our Solar System. As of September 5, 2023, Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object from Earth, is 14.97 million miles away, and Voyager 2 is 12.44 million miles away.
The Voyager missions have significantly expanded our understanding of the Solar System and continue to send back data, providing insights into the space environment outside of our planet’s protective bubble.
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