What are some interesting facts about Voyager 1?

Between them, Voyager 1 and 2 explored all the giant planets of our outer solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune; 48 of their moons; and the unique system of rings and magnetic fields those planets possess. Closest approach to Jupiter occurred on March 5, 1979 for Voyager 1; July 9, 1979 for Voyager 2. read more

In honor of this spacecraft, the single further object ever sent out into space by mankind, we’ve put together a list of 10 Cool Facts About The Voyager 1 Space Probe. #10 – Voyager 1 Cool Fact: The Farthest Spacecraft from Earth. The Voyager 1 Space Probe is the farthest spacecraft ever launched from Earth. read more

Voyager 1’s course allowed it to overtake Voyager 2 in the Asteroid Belt and gain the lead position in the mission. So, while Voyager 1 launched second, NASA knew all along it would take first place in the race to deep space, and they named it accordingly. 3. NASA engineers considered more than 10,000 possible trajectories for the Voyager mission. read more

The Voyager 1 Space Probe will be in working condition until around 2025. At this time, the Voyager 1 Space Probe’s thermoelectric generators will no longer work. Voyager 1 discovered the discovery of volcanic activity in Jupiter’s moon Io; which was a very welcomed and shocking surprise. read more