1. VOYAGER MISSIONS
A “bottle thrown in the cosmic ocean” - Carl Sagan

2. Images and texts : http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Sound : NASA Voyager recordings
Author : Adrian Toia

3. NASA's twin Voyager probes were launched in the late 1970s
to explore the outer planets in our solar system.

5. The contents of the record were selected for NASA
by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan.
He noted that "The spacecraft will be encountered
and the record played only if there are
advanced space-faring civilizations in interstellar space.
But the launching of this 'bottle' into the cosmic 'ocean'
says something very hopeful about life on this planet."

6. The Voyager Golden Records - 12-inch, gold-plated copper disks
are phonograph records
which were included a board both Voyager spacecraft,
which were launched in 1977.
They contain sounds and images
selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth,
and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form,
or for future humans, who may find them.
The musical selection is also varied,
featuring artists such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky,
Guan Pinghu, Blind Willie Johnson,
Chuck Berry, Kesarbai Kerkar and Valya Balkanska.

7. The collection of images includes many photographs and diagrams
both in black and white and color.
The first images are of scientific interest,
showing mathematical and physical quantities,
the Solar System and its planets,
DNA, and human anatomy and reproduction.
Care was taken to include not only pictures of humanity,
but also some of animals, insects, plants and landscapes.
Images of humanity depict a broad range of cultures.
These images show food, architecture, and humans in portraits

9. The Voyager missions were responsible
for some amazing discoveries about the outer planets.

10. Voyager 1
1977 Sept. 5 Voyager 1 launched from Kennedy Space Flight Center
1977 Sept. 18 Voyager 1 returns first spacecraft photo of Earth and Moon
1979 Mar Voyager 1 makes its closest approach to Jupiter
1980 Nov. 12 Voyager 1 flies by Saturn
Voyager 1 begins its trip out of the Solar System
1990 Jan Voyager 1 Begins Interstellar Mission
1990 Feb. 14 Voyager 1 Last Images - Portrait of the Solar System
1998 Feb. 17 Voyager 1 the most distant human-made object in space
2004 Dec. 15 Voyager 1 crosses Termination Shock
2012 Aug. 25 Voyager 1 enters Interstellar Space

11. 1977 Sept. 5 Voyager 1 launched from Kennedy Space Flight Center

12. Voyager 1 spacecraft

13. captured the first ever photos of the Earth and moon together
Voyager 1
captured the first ever photos of the Earth and moon together
in a single frame on September 18, 1977.

14. First close-up view of Jupiter from Voyager 1

15. 1979 Mar. 5 Voyager 1 makes its closest approach to Jupiter

16. the Great Red Spot remains a mystery.
This dramatic view of the Great Red Spot
and its surroundings was taken
February 25, 1979, when Voyager 1
was 9.2 million km (5.7 million mi) from Jupiter.
An atmospheric system larger than Earth
and more than 300 years old,
the Great Red Spot remains a mystery.

17. Voyager 1 color-enhanced image of Saturn
taken on 18 October 1980, 25 days before closest approach.

18. Closest approach to Saturn - 64.200 km
1980 Nov Voyager 1
flies by Saturn
Closest approach to Saturn km
and two its moons-
Tethys and Dione

19. 1990 Feb. 14 Voyager 1 – Last Portrait of the Solar System

20. Venus Earth Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
1990 Feb Voyager 1 Last Images of the Solar System.

21. Carl Sagan, a member of the Voyager imaging team at the time,
had the idea of pointing the spacecraft back toward its home for a last look.
The title of his 1994 book, "Pale Blue Dot," refers to the image of Earth.

22. 1 pixel This is the "Pale Blue Dot" image of the Earth
taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft
from a record distance
of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles)

23. Voyager 1 trip in the solar system

24. 2012 Aug. 25 - Voyager 1 enters interstellar space

25. 2310 Voyager 1 reaches the Oort Cloud

26. Voyager 2 Launch Date: 20 August 1977
Mission: Explore all of the outer planets and their satellites
Arrived at Jupiter: July
Arrived at Saturn: August
Arrived at Uranus: January
Arrived at Neptune: August

27. Voyager 2 Launch Date: 20 August 1977

28. Voyager 2 trip Timeline

29. The closest approach to Jupiter occurred on July 9, 1979.
It came within 570,000 km (350,000 mi) of the planet.
A transit of Io across Jupiter

30. Callisto photographed at a distance of 1 million kilometers.
Eruption
of a volcano on Io,
Callisto photographed
at a distance
of 1 million kilometers.
Crescent Europa
The three of Jovian Moons photographed
during the Voyager 2 flyby of Jupiter.

31. Voyager 2 arrived at Saturn : August 25 1981

32. Voyager 2 arrived at Uranus : January 24 1986

33. Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe the planet Neptune
Arrived at Neptune: August
The Great Dark Spot from Voyager 2
Feathery white clouds fill
the boundary between the dark and light blue regions
on the Great Dark Spot.
The spiral shape of both the dark boundary
and the white cirrus suggests a storm system
rotating counterclockwise

34. Results of the Voyager missions
The Voyager primary mission was completed in 1989,
with the close flyby of Neptune by Voyager 2.
Results of the Voyager missions
• Discovery of 22 new satellites:
3 at Jupiter, 3 at Saturn, 10 at Uranus, 6 at Neptune
• Discovery of Jupiter's rings, and additional information
about the rings of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
• Discovery of Uranian and Neptunian magnetospheres
• Discovery of active volcanism on Io,
and active geyser-like structures on Triton
• Discovery of auroral zones on Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune

35. Voyager 2 (and Voyager 1) to Interstellar space

36. Voyager missions to Interstellar space

37. Voyager missions to Interstellar space

38. As of September 2013, Voyager 1
The current position
of Voyagers
as of early 2013
As of September 2013, Voyager 1
was at a distance of 18.7 billion kilometers (125.3 AU) from the Sun. 
Voyager 2 was at a distance of 15.3 billion kilometers (102.6 AU).
The Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM) is a mission extension,
which began when the two spacecraft
had already been in flight for over 12 years, continue to operate,
and retain the capability of returning scientific data.
perhaps until around 2025.

39. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 - Distance as March 2015.

40. it will pass 4.3 light-years (25 trillion miles)
By that time,. eventually, the Voyagers will pass other stars.
In about 40,000 years, Voyager 1 will drift
within 1.6 light-years (9.3 trillion miles) of AC ,
a star which is heading toward
the constellation Ophiuchus.
In about 40,000 years, Voyager 2 will pass 1.7 light-years
(9.7 trillion miles) from the star Ross 248
and in about 296,000 years,
it will pass 4.3 light-years (25 trillion miles)
from Sirius, the brightest star in the sky .

41. The Voyagers are destined - perhaps eternally - to wander the Milky Way.