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Voyager

September 5, 1977Deep space

A documentary on the Voyager probes, launched from Cape Canaveral in 1977, following them past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and out to interstellar space. It also covers the golden records and the later New Horizons mission to Pluto.

Key moments

  1. Grand Tour alignment idea and cancellation

    Watch this moment · 1:35

  2. Launch of both probes in 1977

    Watch this moment · 6:02

  3. Voyager 1 at Jupiter

    Watch this moment · 7:00

  4. Voyager 1 Titan flyby

    Watch this moment · 8:08

  5. Pale Blue Dot image

    Watch this moment · 12:57

  6. Voyager 2 at Uranus

    Watch this moment · 18:19

  7. Voyager 2 at Neptune and Triton

    Watch this moment · 21:24

  8. Reaching the heliopause

    Watch this moment · 28:11

  9. The golden records

    Watch this moment · 32:32

  10. New Horizons and Pluto

    Watch this moment · 35:05
Play video: Voyager 1 and 2: From the Grand Tour to Interstellar Space, 44:42

Photo: NASA / Public domain

Key facts
VehicleVoyager 1, Voyager 2
Mission nameVoyager
Launch siteCape Canaveral
Crew size0
OutcomeSuccess

Videos about this mission

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  1. Voyager 1 and 2: From the Grand Tour to Interstellar Space

    SEA
Play video: Voyager 1 and 2: From the Grand Tour to Interstellar Space

Voyager 1 and 2: From the Grand Tour to Interstellar Space

SEA

Duration 44:42

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Dates are when each video was first published on YouTube.

Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by SEA.

Related missions

Same program: Voyager and Grand Tour probes

Same destination: Deep space