Record #00017Space archive
NASA reports that Voyager 1 crossed the heliosphere's boundary on 25 August 2012, becoming the first human-made object to enter and measure interstellar space.
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2012-08-25 date
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Voyager 1 is a NASA deep-space probe launched in 1977.
NASA dates Voyager 1's entry into and first measurements of interstellar space to 25 August 2012.
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