The alignment was important in that it allowed Voyager 2 to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus in a single mission using gravity assists. The final veloc

The alignment was important in that it allowed Voyager 2 to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus in a single mission using gravity assists. The final velocity of Voyager could be matched in other ways, but not exceeded by so much that a probe could catch up to the Voyagers any time soon.