Did America attempt to send a "hello" message to aliens in space during the 1980's?

Question

My boyfriend (who is incredibly intelligent recently told me that sometime during the 80's America (NASA, I would assume:)) launched a message to space in an attempt to introduce ourselves to "aliens". The message apparently had a picture of both a male and female who were saying hello. I've tried using both google and wikipedia and have found nothing.
I don't believe he just made this up, he's full of random facts.

Answer 1

Your boyfriend is right.

Those plaques and phonograph records were affixed to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, which are now heading out of our solar system.

Voyager 1 has already crossed into the terminal shock and is expected to pass through the heliopause and into interstellar space in the next few decades. Voyager 2 is also close behind.

Info here: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html

Answer 2

NASA sent a satelite named VOYAGER that had a similar message in the 70's The Voyager 1 spacecraft is a 733-kilogram robotic space probe of the outer solar system and beyond, launched September 5, 1977, and is currently operational.

Answer 3

On the voyager missions the nasa teams sent along with the spacecraft a cd containing many languages and messages from earth thinking that if it was to come into contact with alien life they may be able to decifer the words

Answer 4

Yes, but it was late 60's, early 70's... and they used the Arecibo dish in Puerto Rico (the worlds largest.) They blasted out a message relating to our solar system, the shape of man, DNA, and our location. I remember seeing one scientist talking about it; it went out in the 21-centimeter band, which is the wavelength of hydrogen, and he said, "For 2 minutes, we became the brightest star in the galaxy in that wavelength."

here: http://www.cropcircleresearch.com/articles/arecibo.html

Answer 5

To expand on a previous answer: Voyager carried a gold disk inscribed with basic mathematical formulas, instructions for playing the sounds inscribed on it, and numerous scenes illustrating life on Earth.

Answer 6

We have never sent an intentional message into space

The WOW signal was incoming, not outgoing

Answer 7

Try Googling "Arecibo message" and see what you get!

Answer 8

google the wow signal.

Answer 9

Here you go ----

http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html