The Voyager Program: Part 1

While the Space Race in the 1960s drew to a close, NASA began planning a 'Grand Tour' of the outer Solar System using a series of space probes. By 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 were ready to launch. Hosted by Corbin Davenport, guest starring Cody Toombs. Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechTalesShow Follow on Mastodon/Fediverse: https://mas.to/@techtales Support the Show: https://techtalesshow.com/support Videos: • https://youtu.be/tkxP-9BEc8E?t=542 Images: • https://imgur.com/Rd4tOWz Sources: • https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter11.html • https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/timeline • https://www.npr.org/2010/02/12/123614938/an-alien-view-of-earth • https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/interstellar-mission • https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1977-084A • https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/voyager-mission-anniversary-computers-command-data-attitude-control/ • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/magazine/the-loyal-engineers-steering-nasas-voyager-probes-across-the-universe.html • https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/DPSummary/Descanso4--Voyager_ed.pdf