Voyager 80852 224859527 2008-07-10T19:01:03Z 63.105.29.180 {{wiktionarypar|voyager}} A '''voyager''' is a person who travels, especially as an [[explorer]]. The equivalent [[French language|French]] term ''[[voyageur]]'' is used to describe early French Canadian [[fur trade]]rs and explorers who usually travelled by [[canoe]]. The voyageurs evolved from the ''[[coureur des bois]]''. It may also mean any of the following: ===In aerospace=== *[[Voyager program]], a NASA unmanned space program ** ''[[Voyager 1]]'', an unmanned spacecraft, launched September 5, 1977, and the farthest man-made object from Earth ** ''[[Voyager 2]]'', an unmanned spacecraft, launched August 20, 1977 *[[Voyager program (Mars)]], a planned, but canceled series of probes to the planet Mars * [[Voyager (communications satellite)]], an American [[OSCAR]]-series amateur radio satellite launched in 2006 * [[VSS Voyager|VSS ''Voyager'']], the proposed second vessel of the Virgin Galactic suborbital tourism fleet * [[Rutan Voyager]], the first airplane to fly around the world without refueling ===In computing and electronics=== *Voyager, the code name for the [[HP-10C series]] of handheld programmable calculators *[[LG Voyager]], the mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics *[[NCR Voyager]], a computer platform from NCR Corporation *[[Voyager (Computer worm)]], a potentially damaging computer worm affecting Oracle databases *[[Voyager (library program)]], the integrated library system from Endeavor Information Systems, now part of Ex Libris Group *[[Voyager (web browser)]], a web browser for the Amiga range of computers *[[Voyager components]] the supplier of electronic components ===In land transport=== *[[Voyager (train)|Voyager]], diesel-electric high-speed multiple-unit trains built by Bombardier Transportation for use on the British railway network *[[Virgin Voyager]] and [[Super Voyager]], two forms of trains *[[Plymouth Voyager]] or [[Chrysler Voyager]] brands of minivan ===In literature=== *[[Voyager Books]], an imprint of HarperCollins specializing in fantasy novels. *[[Voyager (novel)|''Voyager'' (novel)]], a 1992 time travel romance novel written by Diana Gabaldon *The Voyagers Trilogy by [[Ben Bova]], which include the novels ''Voyagers'' (1981), ''The Alien Within'' (1986), and ''Star Brothers'' (1990) ===In movies, television and gaming=== '''Movies''' *''[[Now, Voyager]]'', a 1942 American film *[[Voyager 6]], a fictional NASA space probe that evolved sentience as [[V'ger]] in ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979) *[[The Voyager Company]], a laserdisc and multimedia CD-ROM publisher in the 1980s and 1990s *''[[The Voyager]]'', a 1991 German film, titled ''Homo Faber'' in German '''Television''' *''[[Voyagers!]]'', an NBC time travel TV series, broadcast 1982 - 1983 *''[[Earth Star Voyager]]'', a 1988 TV series pilot that aired on the ''Wonderful World of Disney'' *''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', a syndicated science fiction TV series, produced 1995 - 2001 **[[USS Voyager (Star Trek)|USS ''Voyager'' (Star Trek)]], the titular starship of the series '''Games''' *[[Testament (Xenosaga)#Voyager|Voyager]], aka the Black Testament, a character in the [[Xenosaga (series)|Xenosaga]] game ===In music=== * [[Minimoog Voyager]], a synthesizer designed by Robert Moog '''Musicians''' * [[Voyager (band)|''Voyager'' (band)]], a British pop-rock band active between 1979 and 1981 * [[Voyager (Metal Band)|''Voyager (Metal Band)'']], an Australian progressive metal band from Perth * [[VOYAGER (band)|''VOYAGER'' (band)]], an American doom/post-metal band from the Boston area, formed in 2007 '''Albums and songs''' *[[Long Distance Voyager]], a 1981 album by the Moody Blues *[[Voyager (Space Needle album)|Voyager]], a 1995 album by [[Space Needle (band)|Space Needle]] *[[Voyager (album)|''Voyager'']], a 1996 album by Mike Oldfield *"Voyager," a song from the 2001 Daft Punk album ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]'' ===In ocean-going vessels=== '''Military''' *[[HMAS Voyager|HMAS ''Voyager'']], a Royal Australian Navy destroyer *[[HMS Voyager (D31)|HMS ''Voyager'' (D31)]], a Royal Navy V-class destroyer *[[USS Voyager (SP-361)|USS ''Voyager'' (SP-361)]], a US Navy motorboat '''Civilian''' *''[[Voyager of the Seas]]'', the first of Royal Caribbean International's five ''Voyager''-class cruise ships ==See also== *[[Voyageur]], the French word for voyager or traveller {{disambig}} [[bg:Вояджър]] [[ca:Voyager]] [[cs:Voyager]] [[da:Voyager (flertydig)]] [[de:Voyager]] [[es:Voyager (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Voyager]] [[hr:Voyager]] [[it:Voyager]] [[he:וויאג'ר]] [[hu:Voyager (egyértelműsítő lap)]] [[nl:Voyager]] [[ja:ボイジャー]] [[no:Voyager]] [[nn:Voyager]] [[pl:Voyager]] [[pt:Voyager]] [[sv:Voyager]] [[zh:航海家号]]