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The Voyager 1 spacecraft is still traveling through space! Both Voyager 1 and 2 were sent to visit some of the planets of our solar system, but as there is no way to bring them back, they will continue to travel through the vast distances of space forever!
Both Voyager spacecraft are still communicating with the NASA team and will continue to do so as they have electrical power to operate some functions until 2020 (though they do not power their cameras anymore).
After 2020 the Voyager crafts will run out of power (so this will be about 43 years after they were launched) and be forever silent and continue on their endless journey through space for billions of years to come.
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Will there ever be a voyager 3 spacecraft?
Very doubtful, NASA has no official plans for a Voyager 3 mission so far, and I doubt they ever will. If they ever do launch Voyager 3, it won't be for a while.
Spacecraft that visited Uranus?
The voyager 2 in 1781 Hell, Einstein's Theory of Relativity has just taken a bashing, Voyager 2 got to Uranus 196 years before it was launched. Voyager 2 reached Uranus in January 1986 over 9 years after it was launched in August 1977
How far does a space probe travel?
Indefinitely - unless it's acted on by gravity ! Take the voyager probes for example - they're still travelling out of our solar system years after they were launched.
What is the fastest man made spacecraft today?
The fastest man made space craft today is Voyager 1. This space craft was launched in 1977 and travels at 11 miles a second, (39,000mph) which, if you think about it, is pretty pathetic. Although, with the help of the gravitational pull from other planets, that Voyager 1 has passed, or have yet to pass, it's probably going faster. But still, Voyager 1 is over 30 years old, and so far it's past Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. And as of 11/16/11, Voyager 1 is at the outer-most region of the Solar System. It's still unknown when exactly Voyager is going to enter inter-stellar space, but scientist expect it to enter inter-stellar space some time in 2012.
How far will a bullet travel in space?
forever
Do spacecraft visit Uranus?
Yes. So far Uranus has been visited only by the Voyager 2 space probe.
Who was hermann oberth?
the inventor of space travel!!!!! He pioneered many of the space navigation techniques used to send probes and spacecraft to far-off celestial bodies.
Will there ever be a voyager 3 spacecraft?
Very doubtful, NASA has no official plans for a Voyager 3 mission so far, and I doubt they ever will. If they ever do launch Voyager 3, it won't be for a while.
What are the names of the spacecraft that have visited Neptune?
Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to currently visit Neptune, passing 3,000 miles from the planet on August 25, 1989.
Has the Voyager spacecraft left your solar system?
No. Both voyager 1 and 2 are on their way out of our solar system and will eventually escape one day. They have gone well beyond the furthest planet Neptune, but the solar system extends out much further, with the sun have a gravitational effect on objects as far out as 50,000 astronomical units or so. The voyager space craft has got out as far as 116 astronomical units so far.
Spacecraft that visited Uranus?
The voyager 2 in 1781 Hell, Einstein's Theory of Relativity has just taken a bashing, Voyager 2 got to Uranus 196 years before it was launched. Voyager 2 reached Uranus in January 1986 over 9 years after it was launched in August 1977
Has any person stepped foot on Neptune?
Unfortunately, no one has ever visited Neptune as we currently lack the technology to venture out that far into space. Did you know that the Voyager 2 was the first and only spacecraft to ever visit the planet?
How far does a space probe travel?
Indefinitely - unless it's acted on by gravity ! Take the voyager probes for example - they're still travelling out of our solar system years after they were launched.
What travels far into space and brings back information?
A space probe or spacecraft goes into space and reports back information.
Do the voyager probes have any visible sun light?
While many space probes near the Sun (or not too far away, like satellites near the Earth) are solar powered, the designers of the Voyager probes knew that the spacecraft would be going out from the solar system to distances where the Sun is merely a bright star. So the Voyager probes use a nuclear thermal power source.
How far can the fastest spacecraft travel in one minute?
116 km.X-43A 7000mph.
What provides power for spacecraft?
There are many different types of power supplies for spacecraft. By far the most common is solar power (a solar array with a battery array). Solar power looses efficiency quickly the farther from the sun a spacecraft goes. Most deep space spacecraft use a thermo-nuclear battery. These batteries can last for decades. The voyager spacecrafts, launched in the 1970's, batteries will last until the mid 2020's!
