I typed “why did voyager 2 launched before voyager 1” and the answer I received was “Voyager 2 was actually launched after Voyager 1. Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977, while Voyager 2 was launched about two weeks later, on August 20, 1977. The numbering of the spacecraft, “1” and “2,” does not correspond to their launch sequence but rather to their planned trajectories and destinations in the solar system. Voyager 1 was launched first and followed a trajectory that allowed it to reach Jupiter and Saturn, while Voyager 2 was launched shortly after with a trajectory that would enable it to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.”
