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 Launched by NASA on September 5, 1977 , Voyager 1 is a spacecraft that holds the record for traveling the farthest distance of any human-made object in space. Originally designed to explore the outer planets — Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , and Neptune — its mission later expanded to studying the boundaries of our solar system (the heliosphere ) and venturing into interstellar space . A Journey of Nearly One Light Day To date, Voyager 1 has traveled over 24 billion kilometers , moving at a speed of 17 kilometers per second . This distance is close to one light day — the span light covers in 24 hours. Scientists project that by November 2026 , the spacecraft will have officially reached that milestone, making it the first spacecraft in history to do so. However, this achievement comes after an incredible 50 years of continuous travel. Vast Distances Still Ahead Even at 17 km/s, Voyager 1 would require over 73,000 years to reach Proxima Centauri , the nearest star to the Sun. ...