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Voyager Phonograph Record, 5-10-1977
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Voyager Recording Session, 6-17-77
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Voyager Recording Session, 6-29-77 1
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Voyager Recording Session, 6-29-77 2
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Voyager Recording Session, 6-29-77 3
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Voyager Recording Session, 6-29-77 4
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Voyager, Recording Session, 6-29-77 5
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Voyager Recording Session, 6-29-77 6
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Voyager Golden Record production; record machine fixture, 6-30-77 1
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Voyager Golden Record production machine and fixture, 6-30-77 2
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Voyager Golden Record production machine and fixture, 6-30-77 3
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Voyager Golden Record production machine, 6-30-77 4
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Voyager Golden Record production machine and fixture, 6-30-77 4
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Voyager Golden Record, project plastic lab, 7-21-77
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Voyager Golden Record, etching, 7-28-77 1
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Voyager Golden Record etching, 7-28-77 2
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Voyager Golden Record, etching, 7-28-77 3
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Voyager Golden Record, etching, 7-28-77 4
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Voyager Golden Record, etching, 7-28-77 5
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Voyager Golden Record, etching, 7-28-77 6
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Voyager Golden Record, gold plating, 8-23-77 1
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Voyager Gold Record, Gold Plating, 8-23-77 2
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Voyager Golden Record, gold plating, 8-23-77 3
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Voyager Golden Record, gold plating, 8-23-77 4
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Voyager Golden Record, lamination bonding, 8-30-77 1
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Voyager Golden Record, lamination bonding, 8-30-77 2
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Voyager Golden Record, lamination bonding, 8-31-77
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Voyager Gold Record assembly at KSC, 8-4-77
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John Casani, 8-4-77
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Mounting the Golden Record
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