Voyager
10 records
1970s
2 records
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1979
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Voyager 1 encounters Jupiter
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: Voyager 1
Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter.
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Voyager 2 encounters Jupiter
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: Voyager 2
Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Jupiter.
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1980s
3 records
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1980
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Voyager 1 encounters Saturn
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: Voyager 1
Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Saturn and studied its rings and moons.
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1986
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Voyager 2 encounters Uranus
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: Voyager 2
Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to fly past Uranus.
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1989
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Voyager 2 encounters Neptune
Category: Mission Operations and MilestonesType: Flyby
Mission: Voyager 2
Voyager 2 made the first close spacecraft encounter with Neptune.
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1990s
1 record
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1998
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Voyager 1 becomes the most distant spacecraft
Voyager 1 surpassed Pioneer 10’s distance from the Sun.
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2000s
2 records
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2004
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Voyager 1 crosses the termination shock
Voyager 1 entered the heliosheath beyond the solar wind’s termination shock.
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2007
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Voyager 2 crosses the termination shock
Voyager 2 entered the heliosheath.
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2010s
2 records
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2012
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Voyager 1 enters interstellar space
Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause and began sampling the interstellar environment.
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2018
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Voyager 2 enters interstellar space
Voyager 2 crossed the heliopause into the interstellar environment.
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