Documentary Night: Voyager - The Farthest

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Documentary Night: Voyager 1 & 2

The Farthest (The Farthest - Voyager in Space in the United States on PBS) is an Irish documentary film that chronicles the history of the Voyager program and its two space probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched in 1977. In 2013, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to leave the Solar System, reaching the interstellar space. This makes the program one of the humankind's greatest achievements. The story is presented through the testimonies of the NASA team involved.

Running time - 98 minutes

AFTER the documentary - we can have a brief discussion session. Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too!


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  • Starts 22 March 2024 04:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 24 May 2024 06:02 PM UTC
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Documentary Night: Voyager

The Farthest (The Farthest - Voyager in Space in the United States on PBS) is an Irish documentary film that chronicles the history of the Voyager program and its two space probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched in 1977. In 2013, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to leave the Solar System, reaching the interstellar space. This makes the program one of the humankind's greatest achievements. The story is presented through the testimonies of the NASA team involved.

Running time - 98 minutes

 

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The news article which inspired us to screen this documentary: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68881369 

Address:Cyber City, Michigan, United States, 48309




Agenda

6:30 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop
6:35 PM - Documentary
8:10 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion
8:35 PM - Wrap Up 

 ALL times are in EST/EDT (UTC-4 or UTC-5) depending upon local daylight savings times in when effect


An IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section event. All are welcome. Consider becoming an IEEE member if such similar events are of professional/academic interest to you/