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How Did Voyager 2 Become the Third Spacecraft to Leave the Solar System?
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- Voyager 2 achieved Solar escape velocity, allowing it to break free of the Sun's gravity.
- It is the third of only five spacecraft to ever accomplish this feat.
- The spacecraft's trajectory gave it enough speed to exit the Solar System.
- Though launched after Voyager 1, it reached interstellar space years later due to its path.
- This achievement enabled its extended mission to study interstellar space.
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