Voyager 1
Voyager 1 is the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space.
Voyager 1. Voyager 1 was launched sept. S1 ep4 6 feb. Dive deep into the journey with this interactive timeline. Because it was on a faster route to the mission s first encounter at jupiter voyager 1 overtook voyager 2 on dec.
The voyager crew discovers a planet which recently suffered a horrific catastrophe. Voyager 1 live position and data this page shows voyager 1location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. We show with voyager 2 and previously with voyager 1 that there s a distinct boundary out there voyager 2 is only the second spacecraft to travel this far out into the solar system. This was a big task.
No human made object had ever attempted a journey like that before. However it has remained. The voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft launched from earth in 1977. Their mission was to explore jupiter and saturn and beyond to the outer planets of our solar system.
It originally was launched along with voyager 2 in 1977 to explore the outer planets in our solar system. Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around jupiter and two new jovian moons. The sky map shown below represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. Voyager 1 was the first spacecraft to cross the heliosphere the boundary where the influences outside our solar system are stronger than those from our sun.
The voyager spacecraft have been exploring the solar system and beyond for decades. Depending on the device you are using the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. Voyager 1 is a space probe that was launched by nasa on september 5 1977. This was the reason for the order of their naming voyager 1 flew past jupiter on march 5 1979 and saturn on nov.
Voyager 1 is the first human made object to venture into interstellar space.