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Voyager 2 at Uranus
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Bud Schurmeier

Harris 'Bud' Schurmeier served as the first Project Manager for the Voyager mission. In 1976, just before the twin spacecraft launched, he became Assistant Lab Director at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Voyager 2 at Uranus
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Ed Stone

Edward C. Stone, an internationally renowned physicist, signed on as Project Scientist of the Voyager mission in 1972, responsible for coordinating the efforts of 11 teams of researchers.

Voyager 2 at Uranus
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Jurrie van der Woude

Jurrie van der Woude worked for 25 years in the Jet Propulsion's Laboratory's Public Affairs Office as Image Coordinator. It was Jurrie who, working closely with the Voyager imaging team, chose the best images to release to the press.

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