Voyager 1 Update

What was the rare planetary alignment in the 1960s that NASA took advantage of?

• Alignment of the inner planets

• Alignment of the five dwarf planets

• Alignment of the moons of Jupiter

• Alignment of the four giants of our solar system

What was the purpose of the Voyager spacecraft visiting the four giants of our solar system?

• To reduce flight time to Neptune

• To study the asteroid belt

• To search for extraterrestrial life

• To orbit around Mars

What was the challenge faced by Voyager 2 in escaping the Sun's gravity?

• Using a shield to block the Sun's gravity

• Creating a force field around the spacecraft

• Achieving remarkable speed and propulsion

• Sending a distress signal to Earth

What caused the problem in Voyager 1's flight data system?

• The flight data system not talking to the spacecraft's Telecommunications unit

• The spacecraft getting hit by an asteroid

• The spacecraft running out of gas

• The spacecraft losing touch with Earth

How did NASA try to fix the problem with Voyager 1's flight data system?

• Shutting down the spacecraft permanently

• Sending a repair crew to space

• Launching a new spacecraft

• Restarting the flight data system

What caused a communication glitch in Voyager 2?

• A power outage on the spacecraft

• A two-degree change in the antenna orientation

• A malfunction in the propulsion system

• A meteorite collision

What do the Voyager missions carry as messages to potential extraterrestrial civilizations?

• A collection of rocks from different planets

• A message in Morse code

• Golden records with sounds and images representing Earth's cultures

• A map of the solar system