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By Jose Canez

VOYAGER 1

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THE VOYAGER PROGRAM TAKES OFF!

Voyager 1

In 1977, the Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral.Was followed shortly by it’s sister craft, Voyager 2The mission was to study the Outer Planets of our Solar System

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THE VOYAGER’S LAUNCH

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THE VOYAGER 1…• Is made up of 65,000 different parts

• Can accurately take a picture of a newspaper headline from 1 km. away

• Is designed to withstand the harsh conditions of outer space

• Carries a gold-plated copper record containing the “story” of our world

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THE GOLDEN RECORD

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VOYAGER 1’S MILESTONES• In 1979, Voyager 1 passes by Jupiter

• In 1980, Voyager 1 passes by Saturn

• In 1990, Voyager 1 turns it’s camera backwards and takes a picture of the Earth (The famous “Pale Blue Dot” photograph)

• In 2012….Voyage 1 leaves the solar system?

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VOYAGER 1 APPROACHES INTERSTELLAR SPACE

• In the middle of 2012, Voyager 1 saw a sharp increase of particles/sec

• This measurement meant that more radioactive particles were being directed at the Voyager

• This effectively helped scientists determine that Voyager had entered interstellar space

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LEARN MORE ABOUT VOYAGER 1• Voyager: The Interstellar Mission

• Voyager: Did You Know?

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WORKS CITED• [Voyager 1 particles/sec graph] Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://

www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/662099main1_voyager1-data-670.jpg.

• [Voyager 1 Launches] Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.php?id=83.

• VOYAGER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERSTELLAR SPACECRAFT. Sciencefocus.com. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://sciencefocus.com/feature/space/voyager-1-brief-history-interstellar-spacecraft.

• Did You Know? Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/didyouknow.html.

• [Voyager’s Golden Record] Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/images/golden_record_cover.gif.

• [Voyager 1] Sciencefocus.com. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://cdn.sciencefocus.com/sites/default/files/uploads/25360/voyager1.jpg.