Saturday, November 09, 2024

Happy Carl Sagan Day!

Happy Carl Sagan Day!

Today, we remember astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan (1934-1996) on his birthday. He would have celebrated his 90th birthday on this date. A leading visionary in the American space program, Sagan inspired millions of people with his love for space exploration. 

Learn about Carl Sagan's important contributions to NASA and planetary exploration here: 
https://science.nasa.gov/people/carl-sagan

The founder of Friends of NASA, Dwayne Lawrence, was partly inspired by Carl Sagan to study astronomy at the University of Toronto and to found this organization in 2008. He grew up reading Carl Sagan's books, such as The Cosmic Connection published in 1973. He also watched the popular and award winning 13-part PBS television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage that Sagan narrated and co-wrote with Ann Druyan and Dr. Steven Soter in 1980. 

Friends of NASA (FoN) is an independent non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to building international support for peaceful space exploration, commerce, scientific discovery, and STEM education.

Learn more about Friends of NASA here (donations are welcome):

Carl Sagan founded The Planetary Society in 1980 together with Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman. This American internationally-active non-governmental nonprofit organization was involved in research, public outreach, and space advocacy for engineering projects related to astronomy, planetary science, and space exploration.


Image & Caption Credit: NASA's History Office/Dwayne Lawrence (FriendsofNASA.org
Release Date: Nov. 9, 2024


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