1980 ⟶ Voyager 1 Captures First Close-Up Images of Saturn

November 13: Voyager 1 takes the first close-up pictures of ...
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🚀 Voyager 2 Space Probe Launched

August 20: Voyager 2 launched by NASA.⟶
Voyager 2 Space Probe Launched (1977)
Space ExplorationNASAPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramAstronomySpace RaceExploration
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Voyager 1 Captures First Close-Up Images of Saturn

November 13: Voyager 1 takes the first close-up pictures of Saturn.⟶
Voyager 1 Captures First Close-Up Images of Saturn (1980)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramNASASpacecraft
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Voyager 2 Sends First Close-Up Images of Uranus

January 24: First close-up images of the planet Uranus⟶
Voyager 2 Sends First Close-Up Images of Uranus (1986)
Space ExplorationAstronomyPlanetary ScienceVoyager ProgramNASASolar SystemSpacecraft
United StatesUnited States

🪐 Voyager 2's Closest Approach to Neptune and Triton

August 25: Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its largest moon, Triton.⟶
Voyager 2's Closest Approach to Neptune and Triton (1989)
Space ExplorationVoyager ProgramPlanetary ScienceAstronomySpacecraftNASASolar System
United StatesUnited States