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Edward C. Stone

• id: PER-002
• lifespan: 1936–2024
• known_for: Voyager project scientist for half a century
• missions: Voyager 1, Voyager 2
• confidence: believed-correct

Edward C. Stone, a Caltech physicist, served as project scientist of the Voyager mission from 1972 until his retirement from the role in 2022 — fifty years guiding the science of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 and serving as the mission's public face through every planetary encounter. He also directed JPL from 1991 to 2001.