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Which came first: Pong or Voyager 1?

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

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  1. First1972

    Pong

    game · released

    Pong, from 1972, was Atari's first hit; its first test machine stopped because it was full of coins.

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  2. Second1977

    Voyager 1

    space · launched

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

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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.