Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
It certainly seems to have passed the Heliopause. NASA are waiting for a change in the orientation of the magnetic fields, I believe before they'l commit to Voyager 1 being in outer space.
Its funny because originally, it was seen as a mistake re-routing Voyager 1 to look at Titan which sent it out of the plain of the ecliptic and thus prevented it carrying on it's mission to the outer planets.
Now I suspect they're very happy indeed they did so. Voyager 2 (which was oddly launched first) carried on to the outer planets and is a fair way further in than 1.
Even if 1 hasn't left yet, it's got another 10-15 years to achieve it before the power fails.
It certainly seems to have passed the Heliopause. NASA are waiting for a change in the orientation of the magnetic fields, I believe before they'l commit to Voyager 1 being in outer space.
Its funny because originally, it was seen as a mistake re-routing Voyager 1 to look at Titan which sent it out of the plain of the ecliptic and thus prevented it carrying on it's mission to the outer planets.
Now I suspect they're very happy indeed they did so. Voyager 2 (which was oddly launched first) carried on to the outer planets and is a fair way further in than 1.
Even if 1 hasn't left yet, it's got another 10-15 years to achieve it before the power fails.
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