80 The Voyager Missions Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who chaired the committee that selected the Golden Record contents?
Answer
Carl Sagan
What did Voyager 2 discover on Neptune's moon Triton?
Answer
Nitrogen geysers
Which Voyager spacecraft took the 'Family Portrait' image?
Answer
Voyager 1
What is the first musical piece on the Voyager Golden Record?
Answer
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Who was the project scientist for the Voyager mission?
Answer
Edward Stone
In what year did Voyager 2 fly by Uranus?
Answer
1986
What is the diameter of Voyager's main high-gain antenna?
Answer
3.7 meters
How many planets did Voyager 1 fly by?
Answer
Two
What is the exact launch date of Voyager 1?
Answer
September 5, 1977
What is the name of the imaging system on Voyager?
Answer
Imaging Science Subsystem
Which radioisotope is used in Voyager's RTGs?
Answer
Plutonium-238
What is the gravitational assist maneuver used by Voyager at Jupiter called?
Answer
Gravity assist
What is the name of the instrument on Voyager that measures plasma waves?
Answer
Plasma Wave Subsystem
Which Voyager spacecraft visited Uranus and Neptune?
Answer
Voyager 2
What is the most distant human-made object from Earth as of 2024?
Answer
Voyager 1
Which planet did Voyager 2 visit after Saturn?
Answer
Uranus
Which Voyager spacecraft was the first to cross the heliopause?
Answer
Voyager 1
How many planets did Voyager 2 visit in total?
Answer
Four
What is the name of the gold-plated record on each Voyager?
Answer
Voyager Golden Record
Which Voyager spacecraft was the first to reach Jupiter?
Answer
Voyager 1
What year were the Voyager spacecraft launched?
Answer
1977