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Depends on what you mean. There have been recent craft (New Horizons and the Parker Solar Probe) that were launched to a higher velocity than they Voyagers. How
by Merad 8y ago
Depends on what you mean. There have been recent craft (New Horizons and the Parker Solar Probe) that were launched to a higher velocity than they Voyagers. However, the Voyagers used gravity assists from the gas giants to achieve a high final velocity. It seems unlikely that we'll be able to overtake them unless/until we step up to a more powerful form of spacecraft propulsion.