Voyager 2 launched on Aug. 20, 1977, and Voyager 1 followed on Sept. 5, 1977, for what was originally a five-year mission to study Jupiter and Saturn. Their duties were extended to include the first visits to Uranus and Neptune. Now, still working after 30 years, Voyager 1 is the first human-made object to reach interstellar space and Voyager 2 is not far behind.
This gallery will explore some of the Voyagers' most important scientific discoveries and take a look at the message they carry to any alien life forms they may encounter.
Voyager 2 was Earth's first visitor to Neptune and its Great Dark Spot.
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- Assuming a direct flight at the fastest speed yet attained (44,000 MPH I think) it
would take 6.9 years.
That is assuming no time for acceleration or deceleration.
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