mcnees, 
The Voyager 2 spacecraft launched #OTD in 1977.
It is currently 12.4 billion miles from Earth, hurtling through interstellar space at about 34,400 mph with respect to the sun.
Voyager 2 is so far from Earth that round trip for signals is 36.5 hours.
Only its twin Voyager 1 (which launched a few weeks later, but took a more direct route out of the solar system) is further.
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The Titan-Centaur rocket launch that carrier Voyager 2 into space.
A photo of the completed probe against a black background. The central mass is dominated by a white radio antenna. Gantries extend from each side, with small devices attached to them. The "golden record" is visible on the side of the probe.
The golden record attached to Voyager 2, which carried information about its origin and life on our planet.
