Voyager 2 launched

The Launch of a Deep-Space Pioneer On 20 August 1977, the Voyager 2 spacecraft lifted off, embarking on an ambitious trajectory designed to push the boundaries of human knowledge regarding the outer solar system. While its sibling mission, Voyager 1, followed a different path, Voyager 2 was specifically engineered to take advantage of a rare planetary alignment that would allow it to visit four ma...