

It began its Jovian imaging mission in April 1978 when it was about 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) from the planet. NASA's Voyager 1 was launched after Voyager 2, but because of a faster route, it exited the asteroid belt earlier than its twin, having overtaken Voyager 2 on Dec. Credit: NASA Visualization Technology Applications and Development (VTAD) 1, 2012: Voyager 1 enters interstellar spaceĪ 3D model of NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft. 16, 2006: 100 astronomical units reachedĪug.

1, 1990: Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM) officially beganĪug. 17, 1998: Became the most distant human-made object after overtaking NASA's Pioneer 10

Not only are the Voyager missions providing humanity with observations of truly uncharted territory, but they are also helping scientists understand the very nature of energy and radiation in space-key information for protecting future missions and astronauts.Voyager 1 and its sister ship Voyager 2 have been flying longer than any other spacecraft in history.Launched in 1977 to fly by Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in August 2012 and continues to collect data. No spacecraft has gone farther than NASA's Voyager 1.
