09/05/2026
ASA will permanently lose contact with Voyager 1 by 2036, leaving humanity unable to know exactly where it goes next.
Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is now the most distant human-made object, traveling through interstellar space billions of miles from Earth.
Its weakening power supply and immense distance mean communication will eventually become impossible.
Once the final signal disappears, Voyager 1 will keep moving through the galaxy without any connection to Earth. Humanity will no longer receive its data or track its journey directly, while the spacecraft silently carries its Golden Record deeper into interstellar space.
Source: NASA