Popular Science: Carl Sagan in 1986: “Voyager has become a new kind of intelligent being…”

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The renowned scientist reflected on the lesser-known triumphs and lofty ambitions of Voyager in Popular Science's October 1986 issue.

One of the worries that kept legendary astronomer Carl Sagan up at night was whether aliens would understand us. In the mid-1970s, Sagan led a committee formed by NASA to assemble a collection of images, recorded greetings, and music to represent Earth. The montage was pressed onto golden albums and dispatched across the cosmos on the backs of Voyagers 1 and 2...

Carl Sagan in 1986: ‘Voyager has become a new kind of intelligent being—part robot, part human’

Many thanks to Marina Galperina, Popular Science Managing Editor.