On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/0-i4SV Despite its name, this was the first of two Voyager missions NASA launched that year. Thanks to a rare alignment of the planets, NASA had the opportunity to send a spacecraft on an unprecedented journey to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. While Voyager 1 ended its planetary mission after Saturn, Voyager 2 completed a 12-year journey