VOYAGER, NASA’s Longest-Lived Mission, Logs 45 Years in Space 17.8.2022 VIDEO: This visualization tracks the trajectory of the Voyager 1 spacecraft through the solar system. Launched on September 5, 1977, it was one of two spacecraft sent to visit the giant planets of the outer solar system. Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and Saturn before being directed out of the solar system. To fit the 40 year history of the mission into a short visualization, the pacing of time accelerates through most of the mo

“Voyager 1: Still Flying After 48 Years, But Where To Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is now the farthest human-made obiect from Earth, drifting through interstellar space at nearly 17 km/s (38,000 mph). In 48 years, it has traveled about 22 light-hours away - yet that’s still just a tiny step compared to the vastness of the universe. Scientists estimate it will take 30,000 years for Voyager 1 to finally cross the outer edge of the Oort Cloud, which some define as the true boundary of our solar sys

Voyager 2 • Trajectory Through the Solar System 14.2.2021 • This visualization (best on larger screen) tracks the trajectory of the Voyager 2 spacecraft through the solar system. Launched on August 20, 1977, it was one of two spacecraft sent to visit the giant planets of the outer solar system. Like Voyager 1, Voyager 2 flew by Jupiter and Saturn, but the Voyager 2 mission was extended to fly by Uranus and Neptune before being directed out of the solar system. To fit the 40 year history of the m