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What were three criteria for sending spacecraft to the outer solar system?

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Of the four spacecraft sent out to beyond the environs of the solar system in the 1970s, three of them -- Voyagers 1 and 2 and Pioneer 11 -- were all heading in the direction of the solar apex, i.e., the apparent direction of the Sun's travel in the Milky Way galaxy, and thus WOULD be expected to REACH the HELIOPAUSE ...Spacecraft Mass: 1,592 pounds (721.9 kilograms)Mission Design and Management: NASA / JPLLaunch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla. / Launch COMPLEX 41Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIE-Centaur (TC-7 / Titan no. 23E-7 / Centaur D-1T)



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