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Voyager 1

Voyager 1. By Jose Canez. The voyager program takes off!. The voyager’s launch. The voyager 1…. Is made up of 65,000 different parts Can accurately take a picture of a newspaper headline from 1 km. away Is designed to withstand the harsh conditions of outer space

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Voyager 1

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  1. Voyager 1 By Jose Canez

  2. The voyager program takes off!

  3. The voyager’s launch

  4. The voyager 1… • Is made up of 65,000 different parts • Can accurately take a picture of a newspaper headline from 1 km. away • Is designed to withstand the harsh conditions of outer space • Carries a gold-plated copper record containing the “story” of our world

  5. The golden record

  6. Voyager 1’s milestones • In 1979, Voyager 1 passes by Jupiter • In 1980, Voyager 1 passes by Saturn • In 1990, Voyager 1 turns it’s camera backwards and takes a picture of the Earth (The famous “Pale Blue Dot” photograph) • In 2012….Voyage 1 leaves the solar system?

  7. Voyager 1 approaches interstellar space • In the middle of 2012, Voyager 1 saw a sharp increase of particles/sec • This measurement meant that more radioactive particles were being directed at the Voyager • This effectively helped scientists determine that Voyager had entered interstellar space

  8. Learn more about voyager 1 • Voyager: The Interstellar Mission • Voyager: Did You Know?

  9. Works cited • [Voyager 1 particles/sec graph] Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/662099main1_voyager1-data-670.jpg. • [Voyager 1 Launches] Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.php?id=83. • VOYAGER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERSTELLAR SPACECRAFT. Sciencefocus.com. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://sciencefocus.com/feature/space/voyager-1-brief-history-interstellar-spacecraft. • Did You Know? Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/didyouknow.html. • [Voyager’s Golden Record] Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/images/golden_record_cover.gif. • [Voyager 1] Sciencefocus.com. Retrieved 2/23/14 from http://cdn.sciencefocus.com/sites/default/files/uploads/25360/voyager1.jpg.

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