Of the 27 songs NASA sent into space aboard the Voyager Golden Record in 1977, one is a Georgian song called Chakrulo, sung by two soloists over a full choir in harmonies tuned to intervals that don’t exist on a piano — and this November, the spacecraft carrying it becomes the first human-made object ever to travel a full light-day from Earth
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NASA's Voyager Golden Record, launched in 1977, carries 27 songs including the Georgian song Chakrulo, performed by two soloists with a full choir. This November the spacecraft is set to become the first human-made object to travel a full light-day from Earth.
A Georgian polyphonic song travels farther from Earth than any human creation, carrying a nation's voice into the cosmos—and its journey raises ancient questions about what humanity chooses to remember. The post Of the 27 songs NASA sent into space aboard the Voyager Golden Record in 1977, one is a Georgian song called Chakrulo, sung by two soloists over a full choir in harmonies tuned to intervals that don’t exist on a piano — and this November, the spacecraft carrying it becomes the first human-made object ever to travel a full light-day from Earth appeared first on Space Daily .
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