Know about Voyager

"We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe."

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Back then they were facing the imminent threat of nuclear war, but were still hopeful for the future.

Today it seems that we are less hopeful and now face the near-unstoppable threat of climate change.