voyager 1
voyager 1
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA in 1977 as part of the Voyager program to explore the outer Solar System and interstellar space. It performed flybys of Jupiter and Saturn, providing detailed images and data. In 2012, it became the first human-made object to cross the heliopause and enter interstellar space, continuing to transmit scientific data and remaining the most distant object from Earth.
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i had the pleasure of chatting with kareem badaruddin during JPL Explore day.
going into the conversation, i thought i was bringing all the excitement of the day around but kareem regaled me with stories and facts and wonders about voyager 1 that it was clear that the love brought in by the guests were matched by the love of those who worked there.
NASA is a special place.
the details of voyager 1 are full of human accomplishment, ingenuity and emotion. from memory corruption due to stray photons, the heated conversations leading up to the "pale blue dot" and the slow loss of redundancy and instruments tell a story worth telling.
i still can't get over that voyager 1 launched AFTER voyager 2!
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