The Grand Tour - NASA Vintage Poster is a photograph by Mark Kiver which was uploaded on May 28th, 2016.
The Grand Tour - NASA Vintage Poster
NASA's Voyager mission took advantage of a once-every-175-year alignment of the outer planets for a grand tour of the solar system. The twin... more
by Mark Kiver
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The Grand Tour - NASA Vintage Poster
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Mark Kiver
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Photograph
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NASA's Voyager mission took advantage of a once-every-175-year alignment of the outer planets for a grand tour of the solar system. The twin spacecraft revealed details about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, using each planet's gravity to send them on to the next destination. Voyager set the stage for such ambitious orbiter missions as Galileo to Jupiter and Cassini to Saturn. Today both Voyager spacecraft continue to return valuable science from the far reaches of our solar system.
This is one of a series of vintage Space travel and exploration posters that NASA has released as public domain. This image has been digitally enhanced for printing.
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May 28th, 2016