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> Humanity hasn't sent any probe having an extra-solar system target since 1977?? The Voyagers didn't have an extrasolar target either, they were meant to visi
by Denvercoder9 5y ago
> Humanity hasn't sent any probe having an extra-solar system target since 1977??
The Voyagers didn't have an extrasolar target either, they were meant to visit the outer planets. If we're looking at probes that leave the solar system after their original mission, we launched New Horizons in 2006 to Pluto, and it's currently in the Kuiper Belt on its way to leave the solar system.
- fogihujy 5y agoJust to add to that: NH is on it's way out of the system now, after 15 years, and it should have another 15-20 years left in it's RTG. Meanwhile, there are actual interstellar probes being planned, in addition to several missions to the outer solar system (and which could end up in interstellar space afterwards). And there's a ton of missions planned for the inner regions of the Solar system -- space exploration is still a thing and there's a lot of exciting things happening.