ALT An archival photo from 1977 shows three men dressed in suits. The man at the left is Voyager project scientist Ed Stone. He is dark-haired and smiling as he shakes the hand of the man in the middle, President Jimmy Carter. Carter faces away from the camera. At right, a third man in a pinstripe suit and glasses smiles toward the men shaking hands.

ALT This image is of President Jimmy Carter's letter that was included on the Voyager spacecraft's Golden Record. Three paragraphs of black typeface are set against a white page. The third paragraph, Carter's message to the cosmos, is indented. Below the paragraphs is Jimmy Carter's signature, labeled President of the United States. The bottom left corner of the page includes a notation that reads: The White House, June 16, 1977