Timeline event · August 2012 · The New Space Era
Voyager 1 Enters Interstellar Space
Voyager 1 crosses the heliopause and becomes the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, still returning data from beyond the Sun's bubble.
Highlights
- ›First spacecraft to reach interstellar space
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe New Space Era
- Associated withVoyager 1
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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