300 years and take about 30,000 years to pass through it. Though it is not heading towards any particular star, in about 40,000 years, it will pass within of the star Gliese 445, which is at present in the constellation Camelopardalis and 17.1 light-years from Earth. That star is generally moving towards the Solar System at about . NASA says that "The Voyagers are destined—perhaps eternally—to wander the Milky Way." In 300,000 years, it will pass within less than 1 light year of the M3V star TYC 3135-52-1. Golden record Each Voyager space probe carries a gold-plated audio-visual disc, should the spacecraft ever be found by intelligent life forms from other planetary systems. The disc carries photos of the Earth and its lifeforms, a range of scientific information, spoken greetings from people such as the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the United States and a medley, "Sounds of Earth," that includes the sounds of whales, a baby crying, waves breaking on a shore, and a collection of music including works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Blind Willie Johnson, Chuck Berry and Valya Balkanska. Other Eastern and Western classics are included, as well as various performances of indigenous music from around the world. The record also contains greetings in 55 different languages. See also References External links NASA Voyager website Voyager 1 Mission Profile by NASA's Solar System Exploration Position of Voyager 1 (Live-Counter) Voyager 1 (NSSDC Master Catalog) Heavens-above.com: Spacecraft Escaping the Solar System – current positions and diagrams JPL Voyager Telecom Manual Voyager 1 Has Outdistanced the Solar Wind WebGL-based 3D artist's view of Voyager @ SPACECRAFTS 3D NASA space probes Missions to Saturn Missions to Jupiter Radio frequency propagation Spacecraft escaping the Solar System 1977 in spaceflight 1977 in the United States September 1977 events in the United States 1977 robots Nuclear-powered robots Spacecraft launched by Titan rockets Spacecraft launched in 1977 Articles containing video clips Individual space vehicles