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Voyager 1 Celebrates 48 Years, Shares 'Pale Blue Dot' Legacy

9/6/2025

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NASA's Voyager 1 launched 48 years ago on September 5, 1977, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have explored the outer solar system and still transmit data to Earth.
NASA shared archival footage of a 1990 press conference revealing the "Solar System Family Portrait."
This image shows six planets, including Earth as a "Pale Blue Dot," from 3.7 billion miles away.
Carl Sagan highlighted our duty to protect Earth, our only home.

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NASA's Voyager 1 launched 48 years ago on September 5, 1977, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have explored the outer solar system and still transmit data to Earth.
NASA shared archival footage of a 1990 press conference revealing the "Solar System Family Portrait."
This image shows six planets, including Earth as a "Pale Blue Dot," from 3.7 billion miles away.
Carl Sagan highlighted our duty to protect Earth, our only home.