Pu-238 from Savannah River Site fuels deep space probes
The Savannah River Site produced Pu-238 used in NASA RTGs powering Voyager 1 and other spacecraft. About six pounds per probe, processed at HB-Line and shipped to Mound Lab for battery fabrication, with missions including Voyager 1 and 2, Cassini, Spirit, Opportunity, Galileo, and Ulysses.
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Ohio
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Voyager probes carry gold plated message disk for life
NASA notes Voyager 1 and 2 carry a 12 inch gold plated copper disk with sounds images and greetings from Earth. Carl Sagan chaired the committee selecting 115 images natural sounds and musical selections in 55 languages. Voyager 1 sits about 18.7 billion kilometers from the sun as science data returns at 160 bits per second.
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NASA
Carl Sagan
Cornell University
Sagan
Voyager 1 Reaches Interstellar Space After 36 Years
After 36 years in space Voyager 1 has exited the solar system and entered interstellar space marking the first man made object to cross the solar bubble. Data show plasma oscillations confirming entry in August 2012 while solar particle density fell and galactic cosmic rays rose though some magnetic field orientation effects remain undetected leaving scientists puzzled at about 122 AU from the Sun.
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Voyager 1 Leaves Solar System Boundaries
NASA reports Voyager 1 has escaped the sun’s influence and travels in interstellar space about 11 percent of a billion miles from Earth. Scientists confirmed the exit after long observations, with Ed Stone praising the milestone as NASA celebrated with the Star Trek theme.
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Washington
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