Timeline event · 1977 · The Golden Age of Planetary Exploration
Launch of the Voyagers
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 launch on a grand tour of the outer Solar System, exploiting a rare planetary alignment to visit the giant planets.
Highlights
- ›The grand tour of the outer planets begins
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Golden Age of Planetary Exploration
- Associated withVoyager 1
- Associated withVoyager 2
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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