The Voyager Golden Record
In short: NASA launched the Voyager spacecraft in 1977 with a gold-plated phonograph record containing sounds, images, and music intended to represent human diversity to extraterrestrial life.
A 1:44 short film in the series “The Story Behind”.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, “Space Jamz: The Making and Legacy of the Voyager Golden Record”; NASA, “Golden Record Contents - NASA Science”; Internet Archive, “the voyager : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive”; NASA, “Golden Record Overview - NASA Science”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum — Space Jamz: The Making and Legacy of the Voyager Golden Record · View →
- NASA — Golden Record Contents - NASA Science · View →
- Internet Archive — the voyager : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive · View →
- NASA — Golden Record Overview - NASA Science · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum: Space Jamz: The Making and Legacy of the Voyager Golden Record
- Also: Golden Record Contents - NASA Science
- Also: Internet Archive: the voyager : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
- Also: Golden Record Overview - NASA Science
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