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: WMYFVE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2018
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The plaque says, "Voyagers 1 and 2 were launchd 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 21s century."
Group that erected the marker: American Engineering Landmarks
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Pasadena, CA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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