The Farthest

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The Farthest

"12 billion miles and counting..."

2018

2h 1m

7.8(60 votes)

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Overview

The captivating tales of the people and events behind one of humanity's greatest achievements in exploration: NASA's Voyager mission.

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29 members

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Carl Sagan

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John Casani

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Lawrence Krauss

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Carolyn Porco

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Timothy Ferris

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Edward Stone

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Nick Sagan

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Larry Soderblom

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Charley Kohlhase

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Fran Bagenal

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James F. Bell

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Frank Locatell

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Suzanne Dodd

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Jon Lomberg

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Heidi Hammel

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Candy Hansen

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Andrew Ingersoll

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Dave Linick

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Fernando Peralta

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Linda J. Spilker

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Tom Spilker

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Janet Sternberg

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Amahl Drake

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Don Gurnett

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Stamatios Krimigis

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Linda Morabito

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Bradford A. Smith

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Richard John Terrile

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Frank Drake

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