https://www.pitara.com/tags/voyager-missions/Recent content in Voyager Missions on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-were-the-voyager-missions/Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:32:53 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-were-the-voyager-missions/<p>Imagine a journey that takes you a billion kilometres away from earth, to the edge of the solar system, from where you can look back over your shoulder and see our sun as just another star in the sky.</p> <p>We are not talking about a science fiction movie but the Voyager space mission. On August 20, 1977, the Voyager 2 spacecraft was launched. Close on its heels, the Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977. Both the unmanned spacecraft were launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA.</p>