Voyage one, carrying mankind farther than ever,
launched in 1977, you soar like a hawk through interstellar space.
You, our governor, carry the golden record with our information,
while you travel at a 17 kilometers per second, a steady pace.
When you stop working,
you'll be our beacon through time.
May your metal parts fly to the (non-existent) edge
as the center of the universe continues to climb.
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Voyager one is the farthest man-made object from Earth. It carries a "golden record" that keeps recordings of "Earthly" things, including recordings of Mozart, Blind Willey Johnson, the Beatles, forests, greetings from various world leaders, and much more.
The last line refers to the fact that the center of the (known) universe is every where. The observational universe is only view able based on how much light reaches said observer. Based on this, "the center of the universe continues to climb" the center of the universe is upon whose eyes we view from.
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