Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe that was launched on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager programme to study the Solar System's outer heliosphere
Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe that was launched on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager programme to study the Solar System's outer heliosphere and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. Voyager 1, which was launched 16 days after its twin Voyager 2, has been in operation for 44 years, 11 months, and 12 days as of August 17, 2022 UTC and continues to communicate with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and transmit data to Earth.
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