Voyager Spacecraft - Pasadena, CA
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bluesnote
N 34° 11.938 W 118° 10.502
11S E 391738 N 3784841
A plaque at the base of an exact replica of the Voyager spacecraft inside the Von Karman Auditorium at JPL indicates it as a international mechanical engineering landmark. The above coordinates are for the plaque, not the actual spacecraft.
Waymark Code: WMYFVA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2018
Views: 2
The plaque says, "Voyagers 1 and 2 were launched in 1977 to meet a solar-system alignment that occurs only once every 176 years. Both spacecraft sent back valuable pictures and information of Jupiter and Saturn and their satellites. Voyager 2 sailed on to explore Uranus and Neptune. Engineering subsystems provided power and stabilized the spacecraft. On-board computers controlled flight and transmitted data to earth independent of human control. These systems made the voyagers the most intelligent spacecraft ever built. The voyagers now are exploring near the edge of our solar system and will return useful data well into the 21st century."
Location:
JPL
Type of structure/site: Spacecraft
Date of Construction: 1977
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: JPL
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: Not listed
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