Voyager 1 - Pasadena, CA - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

Taken from Wikipedia, "Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977. Part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System, Voyager 1 launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2. Having operated for 39 years, 8 months and 20 days as of today (May 25, 2017), the spacecraft still communicates with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and return data. At a distance of 138 AU (2.06×1010 km) from the Sun as of March 2017,[3] it is the farthest spacecraft from Earth as well as the farthest man-made object. It is also the most distant object in the solar system whose specific location is known, even farther than Eris (96 AU) and V774104 (~103 AU).

The probe's primary mission objectives included flybys of Jupiter, Saturn, and Saturn's large moon, Titan. While the spacecraft's course could have been altered to include a Pluto encounter by forgoing the Titan flyby, exploration of the moon, which was known to have a substantial atmosphere, took priority. It studied the weather, magnetic fields, and rings of the two planets and was the first probe to provide detailed images of their moons.

After completing its primary mission with the flyby of Saturn on November 20, 1980, Voyager 1 began an extended mission to explore the regions and boundaries of the outer heliosphere. On August 25, 2012, Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause to become the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space and study the interstellar medium. Voyager 1's extended mission is expected to continue until around 2025, when its radioisotope thermoelectric generators will no longer supply enough electric power to operate any of its scientific instruments."

Where is original located?: Interstellar Space Where is this replica located?: JPL Who created the original?: NASA Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1 Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1970s

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