Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Launched in 1977 to tour the outer planets of the solar system, the two Voyager spacecraft are now the farthest human made objects from Earth and the first to actually leave the solar system. Mission scientists share insights about what it took to first get Voyager launched, and how they keep 45-year-old spacecraft humming.

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