Voyager Disc Installation #1
by Nasa/internegative
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Voyager Disc Installation #1
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Nasa/internegative
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Voyager disc. Installation of the Golden Record carried by the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft as a message to intelligent life. The Voyagers were launched by US space agency NASA in 1977 to study the outer planets. They reached escape velocity and continued outside the solar system. They will reach nearby stars in 40,000 years. The gold-plated copper phonograph disc in each spacecraft gives audio and visual information about Earth and its people, including greetings in 55 languages. One of the Voyager spacecraft is in the background, with a US flag and NASA booklet about the Golden Record at bottom. For the disc being installed on the spacecraft, see image C023/3103.
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August 2nd, 2016
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