![]() ![]() When the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the outer Solar System both carried identical messages to any form of life that might be encountered. Long Description The Voyager "Sounds of Earth" record is an analogue disc record containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, attached to the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft. This duplicate record was transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the Museum in 1978. Selected by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan, it contained 122 images, spoken greetings in fifty-five languages, and music. Object Details Manufacturer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Summary The Voyager "Sounds of Earth" Record contains sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth that went with the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. ![]() Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art. ![]()
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