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Voyager Begins: A Mission to the Outer Planets

• Voyager 1 and 2 are robotic space probes launched by NASA in 1977 to explore the outer planets, Jupiter and Saturn — and now, interstellar space
• The launch took place from Cape Canaveral, a Space Age classic
• Designed for a 5-year mission, still going after 45+ years
• Voyager 1 is so far away now that its signal takes over 22 hours to reach Earth

First Stop: The Gas Giant

• Voyager 1 flew past Jupiter in March 1979, revealing volcanic activity on Io, one of Jupiter's moons
• Captured never-before-seen images of Jupiter's storms and moons
• Discovered faint rings and revealed the planet's powerful magnetosphere

The Grand Tour: Jupiter to Saturn to Uranus to Neptune

• Voyager took advantage of a once-in-176-year alignment of planets
• Used gravity assists to slingshot from one world to the next
• Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit all four outer planets

Saturn: Rings, Moons, and Magnetism

• Closest approach in 1980 (Voyager 1) and 1981 (Voyager 2)
• Discovered new moons, ring structures, and Saturn's magnetic tail
• Flew by Titan, Saturn's largest moon, helping shape future missions like Cassini

Earth's Greatest Mixtape

• Each Voyager carries a gold-plated record with greetings, music, and images from Earth
• Includes songs by Chuck Berry, Bach, and traditional world music
• Designed to be playable by alien civilizations, with instructions engraved on the casing

Still Transmitting from Interstellar Space

• Voyager 1 is over 14 billion miles from Earth and still sending data
• Uses a 1970s computer and 8-track tape system — and it still works
• Carries the hopes of humanity on a long journey into the unknown

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