When Voyager 1 and its identical sister craft Voyager 2 launched in 1977, each carried a gold record titled The Sounds Of Earth that contained a selection of recordings of life and culture on Earth. The cover contains instructions for any extraterrestrial being wishing to play the record.Sep 30, 2017
Which Voyager has the golden record?
Is the Golden Record on Voyager 1 or 2?
The Voyager Golden Records are two phonograph records that were included aboard both Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. The records contain sounds and 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.
What spaceship has the Golden Record?
The Voyager message is carried by a phonograph record, a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth. Launched in 1977, both Voyager spacecraft began a historic journey and each carried a unique 'time capsule' along with them.
Which Voyager was the fastest?
Voyager 1 Voyager 1 has since become the fastest and most distant man-made object in the Universe, travelling at around 61,500km/h at a distance of 17.6 billion km from the Earth.
Which Voyager went the farthest?
Voyager 1 The most distant artificial object is the spacecraft Voyager 1, which – in November 2021 – is nearly 14 1/2 billion miles (23 billion km) from Earth. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, were launched 16 days apart in 1977. Both spacecraft flew by Jupiter and Saturn. Voyager 2 also flew by Uranus and Neptune.
Can you buy a copy of the Voyager Golden Record?
For more than 40 years, the spacecrafts Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have taken the music, words, images, and sounds of Earth deeper into space thanks to the Golden Record, a copy of which was sent into space with each probe.
Are the Beatles on the Golden Record?
On board the spacecraft was a Golden Record intended to give aliens a glimpse into what Earth's life is like. Included were songs from artists ranging from Bach to Blind Willie Johnson, but not the Beatles.
How long will the Voyager Golden Record last?
5 billion years But despite the onslaught and potential detours, "Both Golden Records are highly likely to survive at least partially intact for a span of over 5 billion years," Oberg said.
Why is Voyager 1 so faster than Voyager 2?
The close encounter carried out by Voyager 2 over Neptune's north polar region to dive the spacecraft towards Triton robbed Voyager 2 of some forward momentum in relation to the Sun, hence Voyager 1 after the close pass of Saturn which was necessary for a very close Titan pass remained the fastest.