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Voyager Spacecraft Interplanetary Explorers
Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical Sub Category: Air and Space Transportation Era: 1970-1979 DateCreated: 1972 Pioneer Rd Flintridge State: CA Zip: 91011 Country: USA Website: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-a-l/air-and-space-transportation/-171-voyager-spacecraft-interplanetary-explorers-%28 Creator: NASA

The Voyager explorers, which provided scientists and the world with the first detailed pictures of faraway planets, were designed and tested during 1972 to 1977. The two most intelligent machines ever built in the NASA space program, the explorers were launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in 1977. Voyager 2 was launched first on August 20, followed by Voyager 1 on September 5.

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1993
Image Credit: Courtesy ASME Image Caption: Voyager Spacecraft Interplanetary Explorers Era_date_from: 1972
Lawrence Experiment Station
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Civil Engineering Profession Era: 1880-1889 DateCreated: 1886 37 Shattuck Street Lawrence State: MA Zip: 01843 Country: USA Website: https://www.asce.org/project/lawrence-experimental-station/ Creator: Mills, Hiram Francis, Hazen, Allen

Some of the station's notable achievements:  
The first method for detecting radioactive particles in water supplies  
A successful system of slow-sand filter beds for drinking water  
The landmark demonstration that microorganisms carried within filter media could degrade sewage 

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1975
Image Credit: Public Domain (Author's Choice) Image Caption: Lawrence Experiment Station Era_date_from: 1886
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Lawrence Experiment Station

Some of the station's notable achievements:  
The first method for detecting radioactive particles in water supplies  
A successful system of slow-sand filter beds for drinking water  
The landmark demonstration that microorganisms carried within filter media could degrade…

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Voyager Spacecraft Interplanetary Explorers

The Voyager explorers, which provided scientists and the world with the first detailed pictures of faraway planets, were designed and tested during 1972 to 1977. The two most intelligent machines ever built in the NASA space program, the explorers were launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in 1977…

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