Preparing the Golden Record
Original title
NASA/JPL
- Institution
- NASA Image and Video Library ↗
- Rights
A NASA mission image produced at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA states that its images are generally not subject to copyright in the United States, and JPL's image use policy allows use for any purpose without prior permission; credit NASA/JPL-Caltech.
- Description
- Black-and-white photograph of a gloved technician in a white coat lifting a shining grooved record from a padded table, with a mirror-like disc lying beside it.
- Image
- 1264 × 1600
source file - Catalogue no.
- G-008009
coldlibrary.com/g/008009 - Credit line
- NASA/JPL, Preparing the Golden Record, 1977. NASA Image and Video Library, JPL Image Use Policy (any purpose; credit NASA/JPL-Caltech). Via Cold Library: https://coldlibrary.com/g/008009
An archival photograph from 1977 of the Voyager 1 record being prepared for installation on the spacecraft. The grooves catching the light hold the greetings, the sounds, the music and, in analogue form, the 115 pictures.
