NASA’s mixtape for aliens will be reissued in honour of its 40th anniversary: The Voyager Golden Record, the object comprised of Earth’s best representation of song and sound that launched into space aboard the Voyager I and II spacecrafts in 1977 for extraterrestrial beings, will be reissued on vinyl in honour of its 40th birthday, Rolling Stone says. “The discs were created by a special committee that included beloved astronomer Carl Sagan alongside musicologist Alan Lomax, who served as a volunteer member. The discs featured an array of music from around the world, including Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, an Indian raga and Chuck Berry’s ‘Johnny B. Goode’ (though neither Sagan nor Lomax were fans of the latter track).” The set’s tracklist, which does not include any Middle Eastern music but has some audio recording of “whale greetings,” is available on Stereogum. Pitchfork says even Sagan didn’t have a copy of the record, as “up until now, the only two physical copies of the Golden Record were attached to the Voyager spacecrafts.” The project is funded through a Kickstarter campaign that has already surpassed its pledge goal of USD 198k. The set on sale will include three translucent gold vinyl LPs featuring all the music and audio from the Golden Record available to pre-order through the project’s Kickstarter campaign with a pledge of USD 98 or more, with digital downloads available for USD 25.