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Voyager Distance Record

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1998

Edward C. Stone17 February 1998

Interplanetary Space · Science / Astronomy

Voyager 1 passes Pioneer 10 to become the most distant human-made object.

Names involved

Edward C. Stone

Provenance

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