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    8/17/2006

    Voyager 1 now 100 AU from the Sun

    Voyager is such a great symbol for exploration, research, patience and quality. And for some reason it always reminds me of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

    Voyager 1: 'The Spacecraft That Could' Hits New Milestone
    Voyager 1, already the most distant human-made object in the cosmos, reaches 100 astronomical units from the sun on Tuesday, August 15... Voyager 1 will be about 15 billion kilometers from the sun...
    Source: JPL.NASA.GOV: Feature Stories

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