http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html
Not only did the writers research their G1, but I didn't expect them to actually base a major portion of the plot on a real event!
I knew there actually was a Voyager spacecraft, but I had no idea that there was really a Golden Disk! Did any of you know this?
Slight inconsistancy though, the Voyager spacecraft was launched in 1977, a good 7 years before Megs woke up to be able to write anything on it. Nobody's perfect. I'm just happily suprised that they actually incorporated fact into the show.
Everyone, have a nice day.
[BW,BM] The Golden Disk
The Golden Disk
Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good...and let me be judged accordingly. The rest...is silence.
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Yeah, I knew that.
And here's some detailing of what is on the real disc
http://www.ee.fit.edu/users/lpinto/Scie ... ager.shtml
And here's some detailing of what is on the real disc
http://www.ee.fit.edu/users/lpinto/Scie ... ager.shtml
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I wrote a fanfic detailing just when Megatron inscribed his message on the disk, which can be read here: http://cyberpulp.topcities.com/prose/tr ... nobody.htm
Basically, he intercepted it at a later date, so it doesn't matter when it was launched.
Basically, he intercepted it at a later date, so it doesn't matter when it was launched.
Purple People Eater: "The Golden Disc was launched from Earth aboard the Voyager spacecraft just as the secret war between the Autobots and Decepticons began. The original Megatron, your commander, had every intention of winning, but like myself he covered his bets. He inscribed a secret message into the golden disc. A message I, myself, discovered and decoded."
So sayeth the Purple People Eater.
So sayeth the Purple People Eater.
Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good...and let me be judged accordingly. The rest...is silence.