On 17 February 1998, Voyager 1's heliocentric radial distance equaled Pioneer 10 at 69.4 AU and thereafter exceeded Pioneer 10 at the rate of 1.02 AU per year. On August 12, 2006, Voyager 1 reached a distance of 100 AU (9.3 billion miles) from the Sun.
2006-11-24 16:01:24
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answered by Keith P 7
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Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object in the cosmos, reaches 100 astronomical units from the sun on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at 5:13 p.m. Eastern time (2:13 p.m. Pacific time).
2006-11-24 16:14:59
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answered by Lutfor 3
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Voyager 1 is the furthest man made object from the earth. It overtook Pioneer 10 in 1998. On August 13 it reached 9.3 billion miles from the sun (we are 93 million miles from the sun). JPL sitll communicates with the probe thanks to onboard radioisotope thermoelectric generators.
2006-11-24 16:30:49
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answered by ZeedoT 3
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Probably Pioneer 10, the first probe (and first man made object) to leave the solar system. It was launched in 1972, and the last signal from it was recieved on April 27, 2002. It has since moved beyond communication range.
Edit: Thanks for the info, Keith. I wasn't sure if another probe might have had a larger velocity, hence the 'probably.'
2006-11-24 15:44:39
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answered by Jason 3
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In the 2100s or 2200s New Horizons will exceed Voyager. I bet by then they'll be starships to pass it.
It's like a race, first a turtle comes out, then a cow, then a person, then a dog, then a cheetah.. New always wins.
2006-11-24 21:11:40
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answered by anonymous 4
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The Voyager space probes..
2006-11-24 15:38:18
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answered by pecier 3
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I left my chewing gum on the tip of voyager 1, so my chewing gum is the answer!!!!!
2006-11-25 00:02:57
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answered by sm3gol 2
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