August 20, 2022
On this date in 1977, Voyager 2 launched from Cape Canaveral. Voyager 2 launched 16 days before the twin spacecraft Voyager 1. Voyager 2 is one of only a handful of artificial objects that have left the solar system.
This photo, taken on August 2, 1977, shows the Voyager 2 spacecraft prior to payload entry into a Titan IIIE/Centaur rocket. Image credit: NASA