Voyager Program

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Caltech
various international space agencies
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Golden_Record
public interest in space exploration
inspiration for science fiction
gptkbp:current_status operational
gptkbp:data_transmission low data rate
gptkbp:distance_from_earth over 14 billion miles
gptkbp:goal exploration of the outer planets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Voyager Program
gptkbp:launch_date 1977-08-20
1977-09-05
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_IIIE
gptkbp:legacy pioneering deep space exploration
longest-running space mission
gptkbp:mission_duration ongoing
gptkbp:mission_type interplanetary mission
gptkbp:notable_achievements first human-made objects to enter interstellar space
discovery of active volcanoes on Io
flybys of Jupiter and Saturn
detailed images of the rings of Saturn
detection of a magnetic field around Neptune
gptkbp:notable_event Voyager 1's entry into interstellar space
Voyager 1's flyby of Jupiter
Voyager 2's entry into interstellar space
Voyager 2's flyby of Neptune
Voyager 2's flyby of Uranus
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:power_source radioisotope thermoelectric generators
gptkbp:scientific_goals search for extraterrestrial life
study planetary atmospheres
study the heliosphere
study solar wind
study magnetic fields
understand the formation of the solar system
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:camera
spectrometers
particle detectors
magnetometers
plasma detectors
cosmic ray detectors
radio science instruments
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3