On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Voyager 1 initially launched on a mission to explore the outer planets. After flying by Jupiter and Saturn in 1979 and 1980, the spacecraft took a sharp turn and started heading straight out of the solar system.
Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space in 2012, although scientists are still debating about exactly where that boundary lies.
The spacecraft’s next big encounter will take place in about 40,000 years, when it will fly by another star system. And just in case it comes across any intelligent life out in the universe, it's carrying a golden record with sights, sounds and greetings from planet Earth.
Voyager 1 initially launched on a mission to explore the outer planets. After flying by Jupiter and Saturn in 1979 and 1980, the spacecraft took a sharp turn and started heading straight out of the solar system.
Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space in 2012, although scientists are still debating about exactly where that boundary lies.
The spacecraft’s next big encounter will take place in about 40,000 years, when it will fly by another star system. And just in case it comes across any intelligent life out in the universe, it's carrying a golden record with sights, sounds and greetings from planet Earth.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:04In 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a
00:08glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Voyager 1 initially
00:12launched on a mission to explore the outer planets. After flying by Jupiter and Saturn
00:16in 1979 and 1980, the spacecraft took a sharp turn and started heading
00:20straight out of the solar system. Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft
00:24to reach interstellar space in 2012, although scientists are still debating
00:28exactly where that boundary lies. The spacecraft's next big encounter
00:32will take place in about 40,000 years, when it will fly by another star system.
00:36And just in case it comes across any intelligent life out in the universe,
00:40it's carrying a golden record with sights, sounds, and greetings from planet Earth.
00:44And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:48NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology