1. By Jose Canez VOYAGER 1 1

2. THE VOYAGER PROGRAM TAKES OFF! Voyager 1 In 1977, the Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral. Was followed shortly by it’s sister craft, Voyager 2 The mission was to study the Outer Planets of our Solar System 2

3. THE VOYAGER’S LAUNCH 3

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 4

5. THE GOLDEN RECORD 5

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? 6

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 7

8. LEARN MORE ABOUT VOYAGER 1 Voyager: The Interstellar Mission Voyager: Did You Know? 8

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 9