Scientist Tom Krimigis explains how the Voyager mission got approved.
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The Outer Planets Grand Tour
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It was named the Outer Planets Grand Tour. And the cost of the mission was estimated to be in excess of a billion dollars. The NASA administrator went to the president. And he said, "The last time the planets were lined up like that, President Jefferson was sitting at your desk, and he blew it." So Mr. Nixon laughed, and he said, "All right. Just do two." So only two planets.
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