Carl Sagan in 1986: ‘Voyager has actually ended up being a brand-new sort of smart being– part robotic, part human’
The popular researcher assessed the lesser-known accomplishments and lofty aspirations of Voyager in Popular Science's October 1986 concern.
By Bill Gourgey|Released Mar 25, 2024 9:02 AM EDT
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Among the concerns that kept famous astronomer Carl Sagan up in the evening was whether aliens would comprehend us. In the mid-1970s, Sagan led a committee formed by NASA to put together a collection of images, tape-recorded greetings, and music to represent Ear...