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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Voyager and Pioneer _ Record Player

Posted by: AstroJustin Sep 13 2017, 12:30 AM

When voyager launched into space in 1977, it brought the all-famous golden record, but did it bring a record player as well? If so, how is it powered? Hand-crank? Electricity?

Posted by: mcaplinger Sep 13 2017, 01:16 AM

QUOTE (AstroJustin @ Sep 12 2017, 04:30 PM) *
When voyager launched into space in 1977, it brought the all-famous golden record, but did it bring a record player as well?

There's a stylus and instructions but no "record player".

https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/golden-record-cover/

Posted by: Phil Stooke Sep 13 2017, 02:03 AM

"how is it powered? Hand-crank? Electricity?"

Wouldn't it need to be tentacle-crank?

Phil

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