NASA Lucy Mission's Message to the Future
Featuring readings and messages from:
Dava Sobel, Science Writer and Journalist
Charles Simic, US Poet Laureate (2007)
Joy Harjo, First Native U.S. Poet Laureate
Ringo Starr, Drummer-vocalist of the Beatles
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Nobel Laureate
Juan Felipe Herrera, US Poet Laureate (2015-2017)
Rita Dove, Poet Laureate (1993-1995)
Billy Collins, Poet Laureate (2001-2003)
Music is "All is Good" from Anders Niska and Klas Johan Wahl of Universal Production Music
In the 1970s four spacecraft began their one way trips out of our Solar System. As the first human-built objects to ever venture into interstellar space, NASA chose to place plaques on Pioneer 10 and 11 and golden records on Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. Continuing this legacy, NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft will carry a similar plaque. However, because Lucy will not be venturing outside of our Solar System, Lucy’s plaque is a time-capsule featuring messages to our descendants.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producer
- James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Public affairs officer
- Nancy Neal-Jones (NASA/GSFC)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Editor
- James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, July 12, 2021.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:44 PM EDT.