Is it humankind's greatest achievement? 12 billion miles away a tiny s aceshi is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of dee s ace. It is the first human-made object ever to do so. Slowly dying within its heart is a lutonium generator that will beat for erha s another decade before the lights on Voyager finally go out. But this little craft will travel on for millions of years, carrying a Golden Record bearing recordings and images of life on Earth. In all likelihood Voyager will outlive humanity and all our creations. It could be the only thing to mark our existence. Perha s some day an alien will find it and wonder. The story of Voyager is an e ic of human achievement, ersonal drama and almost miraculous success. Launched 16 days a art in Autumn 1977, the twin Voyager s ace robes have defied all the odds, survived countless near misses and almost 40 years later continue to beam revolutionary information across unimaginable distances. With less com uting ower than a ..
