The 1802 (actually, a specialized version of the architecture) was the first CPU to leave the solar system (if it's a deep space probe from the 70's or 80's, it probably had an 1802 onboard).
It also ran the probe that was sent and crashed (intentionally!) into Venus. A friend who worked at GE at the time was on the design team. The thing that really impressed them was that the probe continued operating after landing, for something like a half hour, before melting...
The 1802 also entered space in the Galileo probe:
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