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40 years after NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2, its golden record is getting a box set

When NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 deep into space 40 years ago, each spacecraft brought along a golden record with sights and sounds from Earth, just in case any aliens were to stumble across it. In this week's Sunday Closer, NBC's Joe Fryer reports that the record is being re-created in a box set for humans on Earth.
/ Source: TODAY

When NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 deep into space 40 years ago, each spacecraft brought along a golden record with sights and sounds from Earth, just in case any aliens were to stumble across it. In this week’s Sunday Closer, NBC’s Joe Fryer reports that the record is being re-created in a box set for humans on Earth.