Physical 3D puzzle of the NASA space probe Voyager

• Voyager, probe, NASA
• 43 parts
• Size Assembled: 28 x 12 x 14 cm
• Suitable for children 7 years and older
• Difficulty: 2/5
• Playing time: 40 min

Caution, choking hazard
Not suitable for children under 3 years of age
Swallowable small parts

The roots of the Voyager program go back to the mid-1960s. There were calculations of trajectories for probes that were to exploit the favourable positions of the outer planets in the late 1970s. It was decided to build Voyager 1 and 2 in the early 1970s.

The mission of Voyager 1, like that of Voyager 2, is considered one of the greatest successes of NASA and of space travel in general. The probe still regularly sends data to Earth today. In addition, it is the most distant man-made object from Earth and will retain this status for the foreseeable future. At present (4 May 2020), Voyager 1 is approximately 149.07 astronomical units (AU) away from the Sun (about 22.3 billion kilometres). Every year, the distance increases by about 3.6 AU (about 540 million km), which corresponds to a (radial) speed of about 61,000 km/h. Seen from Earth, Voyager 1 is located in the constellation of Serpent Bearers.