The Message from Jimmy Carter to the Voyager

The image displays a formal-looking document titled 'STATEMENT' that mimics the official Voyager Golden Record message, but with the signature of Jimmy Carter at the bottom. The text is a fabricated version of the actual message, which was intended to be signed by President Gerald Ford. The document is dated June 16, 1977, and bears the NASA logo on the left margin. The joke relies on the absurdity of Carter, who was not the president at the time the Voyager spacecraft was launched, signing this message.

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