Voyager Golden Record project
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The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Voyager Golden Record project Context triple: [Carl Sagan, involvedIn, Voyager Golden Record project]
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Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
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Armstrong
Armstrong is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as science, exploration, music, and sports.
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Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
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Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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Point Four Program
The Point Four Program was a U.S. foreign aid initiative launched in 1949 to provide technical assistance and economic development support to poorer countries as part of Cold War-era efforts to promote stability and counter communism.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Voyager Golden Record project Target entity description: The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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A.
Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
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B.
Armstrong
Armstrong is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as science, exploration, music, and sports.
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C.
Science, The Endless Frontier
Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
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D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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E.
Point Four Program
The Point Four Program was a U.S. foreign aid initiative launched in 1949 to provide technical assistance and economic development support to poorer countries as part of Cold War-era efforts to promote stability and counter communism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA mission component
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space communication project ⓘ |
| aim |
to communicate information about life and culture on Earth to extraterrestrial intelligences
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to serve as a time capsule of Earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Voyager Golden Record
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linked to:
Voyager Golden Record project
Voyager Interstellar Record project ⓘ
linked to:
Voyager Golden Record project
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| carriedBy |
Voyager 1
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Voyager 2 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designedFor |
extraterrestrial intelligence
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interstellar communication ⓘ |
| field |
SETI
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interstellar communication ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Voyager Golden Record audio program
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Voyager Golden Record image program ⓘ instructions for playing the record ⓘ pulsar map for locating the Solar System ⓘ uranium-238 plating for radioactive dating ⓘ |
| inception | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| includesContent |
printed message from U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim
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printed message from U.S. President Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| includesContentType |
greetings in multiple human languages
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mathematical and physical definitions ⓘ music from various cultures and eras ⓘ natural sounds from Earth ⓘ photographs of humans, animals, and landscapes ⓘ scientific and technical diagrams ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Ann Druyan
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Carl Sagan ⓘ Frank Drake ⓘ Jimmy Carter ⓘ Jon Lomberg ⓘ Linda Salzman Sagan ⓘ Timothy Ferris ⓘ |
| legacy | inspired later cultural and scientific projects about messages to extraterrestrials ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first physical messages sent into interstellar space representing Earth ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Voyager Golden Record
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linked to:
Voyager Golden Record project
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| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Voyager program ⓘ |
| projectLead | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arecibo message
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Pioneer plaque ⓘ
linked to:
Pioneer plaque project
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| significantEvent | selection of contents for the Voyager Golden Record ⓘ |
| spacecraftLaunchAssociatedWith |
launch of Voyager 1 in 1977
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launch of Voyager 2 in 1977 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
analog audio
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encoded images ⓘ phonograph record ⓘ |
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Subject: Voyager Golden Record project Description of subject: The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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