Republican Rumble (Time Magazine), 1976-05-17

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Articles, photographs, documents, and artifacts pertaining to LAGEOS.

Dates

Creation: 1976-05-17

Creator

From the Collection: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1958-) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 Linear feet (2 boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Perched in the nose of a Delta rocket, one of the simplest satellites ever built by the U.S. roared off the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base last week be begin an 8 million-year journey in space. ...Bcause LAGEOS is expected to remain in orbit for so long, NASA has placed aboard it two stainless-steel sheets each etched with a message conceived by astrophysicist Carl Sagan of Cornell University , designed to inform extraterrestrial visitors or future inhabitants of the earth about the LAGEOS mission.