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stargazer
05-22-2007, 09:33 AM
NASA's Golden Gift to the Aliens

"In a few months, NASA scientists and the press will note the passing of the 30th anniversary since the launches of Voyagers I and II. By now, both interstellar probes have passed beyond Pluto's orbit and are speeding out toward neighboring star systems, carrying with them copies of the Golden Record,...."

http://popsci.typepad.com/popsci/2007/05/far_out_nasas_g.html

aiki14
05-22-2007, 09:41 AM
NASA's Golden Gift to the Aliens

"In a few months, NASA scientists and the press will note the passing of the 30th anniversary since the launches of Voyagers I and II. By now, both interstellar probes have passed beyond Pluto's orbit and are speeding out toward neighboring star systems, carrying with them copies of the Golden Record,...."

http://popsci.typepad.com/popsci/2007/05/far_out_nasas_g.html

The two Voyagers are a crowning achievement in our species search for knowledge. I wish more folks were into this sort of endeavor rather than the quest to kill one another.

Mrculex99
05-22-2007, 04:57 PM
I should shoot myself for this, but wasn't there a Star Trek: Voyager episode where one of the probes wrecks havoc on a civilization?

aiki14
05-22-2007, 05:13 PM
I should shoot myself for this, but wasn't there a Star Trek: Voyager episode where one of the probes wrecks havoc on a civilization?

The first Star Trek Movie as well.