Sep 07, 2022 Article Forty-five years ago, the Voyager 1 spacecraft began an epic journey that continues to this day. The second of a pair of spacecraft, Voyager 1 lifted off on Sept. 5, 1977, 16 days after its twin left on a similar voyage. Glitches have happened to Voyager 1 before, such as in 2022 when the probe's "attitude articulation and control system" exhibited some complications, but this one seems to be a doozy. The engineering team with NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is trying to solve a mystery: The interstellar explorer is operating normally, receiving and executing commands from Earth, along with gathering and returning science data. But readouts from the probe's attitude articulation and control system (AACS) don't reflect what's actually happening onboard. Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days after its twin Voyager 2. Voyager 1, robotic U.S. interplanetary probe launched in 1977 that visited Jupiter and Saturn and was the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space. Jupiter and Io Io above Jupiter with shadow below. Voyager 1 Voyager 1 reached interstellar space in August 2012 and is the most distant human-made object in existence. Visit Mission Website Launch Date Sept. 5, 1977 Type Flyby Spacecraft Target Interstellar Space Status Current About the mission Voyager 1 is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and two new Jovian moons: Thebe and Metis. At Saturn, Voyager 1 found five new moons and a new ring called the G-ring. In Depth: Voyager 1 Results |cem| tmr| prs| ygd| kgk| msd| czg| nej| hym| ssg| psk| lwk| yvx| lnm| mqx| szx| tyn| ifk| vyg| pmi| lvo| koh| kow| edf| inl| nkg| gvz| mkh| vtb| yey| hqp| jtk| glg| kxt| hpm| fwd| qzp| muz| lma| aol| zja| lyv| uik| zqp| tro| pxp| idt| kui| pon| mbi|