The farthest spacecraft, still sending data from interstellar space
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Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral on 5 September 1977, flew past Jupiter and Saturn, and in August 2012 became the first spacecraft to cross into interstellar space. It was built for a five-year mission, and NASA is still receiving its data nearly five decades later.
5 video perspectives
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2:54:15
A long documentary on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, from the Grand Tour concept and spacecraft design to the golden record and the discoveries at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the edge…
Published 28 May 2025
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1:30:41
A documentary on NASA's twin Voyager probes, from the 1970s planetary alignment and the 1977 launches through the encounters with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Published 21 Mar 2026
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30:51
Voyager 1, launched on September 5, 1977, is about to reach one light-day from Earth, expected at 2:16 a.m.
Published 1 Nov 2026
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Voyager 1 launched on September 5, 1977, after its twin Voyager 2, and flew past Jupiter and Saturn before heading out of the solar system.
Published 2 Nov 2026
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