The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
The signal is anticipated to be received on Gliese 581d
in 20 years time - by December 2029 to be exact - with a response, if
there is indeed life out there, sent back to Earth around 2051. That’s
a roundtrip of 42 years, so no need to wait by the phone, or the
satellite!
And, what would you say to someone living 20
light years away who probably doesn’t even speak your language. Well,
here’s what just a small selection of those 25,000 people who took part
in today’s transmission said to the ‘inhabitants’ of Gliese 581d in the
messages posted to Hello From Earth:
Stage fright! What do you say in an intergalactic message? Hello?
Peace? What's the weather like? Know that we're here, we're waiting.
Hear from you soon. Ally
Alexandra Lynch
Brisbane, Australia
Yidigunmardin nuruku yajingewa wuremulu jandange. Our dream, we're
telling to them young kids. We're talking all this dream for the future.
Yidumduma Bill Harney
Wardaman people, near Katherine, Australia
As we near the end of our transmission the Canberra Deep Space
Communication Complex sends its best wishes to Gliese 581d and to all
those on Earth whose contri
Dr Miriam Baltuck
Canberra, Australia
if you get this message,I hope I get to meet you.
Stefan
Canberra, Australia
Dear friends! The love of my life, Karina and I, Anastas, want to send
you the message of peace and hope. Dare to love and dream BIG!
Anastas
Vladikavkaz, Russia
Hello can you please come and visit us.We need you to halp us from
destroying our own Planet.We your guidance on world peace.Also I need a
new girlfriend.Help!!
Alan
Bundaberg, Australia
Hello Gliese 581d inhabitant. Can you help us humans travel through
space and become smart like you. Please do not eat us we are a friendly
race.
Angus Pigott
Canberra, Australia
Hi,Gliese 581d! My nephew-Timofey-is 11 months old, but stil wants to say hi to you! Best regards,kasteg!
konstantsin
Minks, Belarus
Hello everybody there. Lots of greetings from the Czech Republic, a
small but beautiful country. Come and enjoy our Earth. I hope you will
contact us.
Michael Reindl
Liberec, Czech Republic
Australia is the top country to send messages to all you aliens, so
that says something!! When you crash and land on Earth, come and visit
the Aussies! Vanessa
vanessa
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