Pioneer plaque project
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The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA project
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interstellar message project → scientific initiative → space art project → |
| aimedAt |
extraterrestrial intelligence
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| associatedWith |
Carl Sagan
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Frank Drake → Linda Salzman Sagan → |
| carriedBy |
Pioneer 10
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Pioneer 11 → |
| contributor |
NASA Ames Research Center
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| depicts |
diagram of the Solar System
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hyperfine transition of neutral hydrogen → nude human female figure → nude human male figure → outline of the Pioneer spacecraft → position of the Sun relative to pulsars → radial map of pulsars → relative scale of humans to spacecraft → trajectory of Pioneer spacecraft out of the Solar System → |
| designer |
Carl Sagan
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Frank Drake → Linda Salzman Sagan → |
| field |
SETI
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space art → space communication → |
| hasPart |
Pioneer 10 plaque
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Pioneer 11 plaque → |
| inspired |
Voyager Golden Record project
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| launchDate |
1972 for Pioneer 10 plaque
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1973 for Pioneer 11 plaque → |
| launchVehicle |
Atlas-Centaur
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| material |
gold-anodized aluminum
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| notableFor |
first physical message sent beyond the Solar System intended for extraterrestrials
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| operator |
NASA
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| partOf |
Pioneer program
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| purpose |
communicate basic information about humans and the Solar System
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symbolic introduction of humanity to extraterrestrial intelligence → |
| spacecraft |
Pioneer 10
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Pioneer 11 → |
| startTime |
early 1970s
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| status |
completed
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| targetEnvironment |
interstellar space
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| usesLanguage |
visual symbolic language
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| usesMedium |
engraved aluminum plaque
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Frank Drake
("Pioneer plaque design collaboration")
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Linda Salzman Sagan ("Pioneer plaque") → |
notableWork |
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Pioneer 11
("Pioneer plaque")
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carries |
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Pioneer 10
("Pioneer plaque")
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carriesArtifact |
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Linda Salzman Sagan
("Pioneer plaque")
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coDesignerOf |
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Pioneer plaque project
("Pioneer 10 plaque")
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hasPart |
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Carl Sagan
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involvedIn |
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Pioneer plaque project
("Pioneer program")
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partOf |
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Voyager Golden Record project
("Pioneer plaque")
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relatedTo |