Do alien races use social media? NASA may answer that question by beaming a social media message into the far reaches of space next month. <\/p>\n
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Voyager 1, mankinds farthest-reaching spacecraft,NASA invites citizens of Earth to send via social media a short, uplifting #MessageToVoyager and all that lies beyond it. After a voteand input from the Voyager team of courseone special message will be selected for NASA to beam into interstellar space on the 40th anniversary of Voyagers launch, Sept. 5, 2017. <\/p>\n
The few rules that NASA has outlined include a 60-character limit, the inclusion of the #MessageToVoyager tag, and submissions must be in by 11:59pm on Aug. 15, 2017. This allows time for the people at NASA to pick their favorites, which will then be put to a public vote to choose the winner. <\/p>\n
The Voyager mission is the longest continually operating space mission, not to mention Voyager 1 is the most distant man-made object that exists. The Voyager vessels were the first space crafts ever to identify their own problems and take corrective action, and the Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to ever fly by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. <\/p>\n
These incredible accomplishments are deserving of commemoration, and the first social media message to be beamed into space is a very 2017 way to do it. NASA has been working to get the word out via its own social media accounts. <\/p>\n
There are already a few submissions in, so dont dally too long if you want to be considered. Some are uplifting and profound, and others are, well less so. <\/p>\n
Nothing like the promise ofGame of Thrones to encourage a visit from an alien race. <\/p>\n
H\/TJezebel <\/p>\n
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