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The Voyager Golden Records are two identical phonograph records one of each which were included aboard the two Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. [1] The records contain sounds and data to reconstruct raster scan images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find them.
The Golden Record, the official NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory page about the record; The Infinite Voyager : The Golden Record at the Wayback Machine (archived November 6, 2014), an MIT page of then-student Lily Bui comprising a collection of recordings included; Voyager 1 audio on Internet Archive
The audio portion of the Voyager Golden Record was mastered for playback at 16 + 2 ⁄ 3 rpm. [12] Another notable example of a "16 RPM" record was a 7-inch single of the song Orouburous by drone band Earth. [citation needed] The Prestige Jazz double-album MONO series are 12-inch 16-rpm discs.
The Voyager Golden Record is attached to one of the bus sides. The angled square panel to the right is the optical calibration target and excess heat radiator. The three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) are mounted end-to-end on the lower boom.
In 1977, Waldheim recorded a greeting for the Voyager Golden Records, a pair of discs containing sounds and images representing the diversity of life and culture on Earth, which were launched into deep space on the Voyager spacecraft. The craft were also inscribed with a written message from then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter. [32] [33]
In 1977, Carl Sagan and other researchers collected sounds and images from planet Earth to send on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. The Voyager Golden Record includes recordings of frogs, crickets, volcanoes, a human heartbeat, laughter, greetings in 55 languages, and 27 pieces of music. "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" was included, according ...
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This category lists the music included in the two identical NASA Voyager Golden Records, sent into space in 1977. Pages in category "Contents of the Voyager Golden Record" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.