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Which came first: Atari or Voyager 1?

Atari came first, in 1972 (founded). Voyager 1 followed 5 years later, in 1977 (launched).

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  1. First1972

    Atari

    company · founded

    Atari was founded in 1972 and named after a term from the board game Go; its first hit game was Pong.

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  2. Second1977

    Voyager 1

    space · launched

    Voyager 1 launched in 1977 and is now the most distant human-made object.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.