An era ended on December 20, 1996 when the brilliant space popularizer Dr. Carl Sagan died. As a space journalist, I look back fondly to memories of reading his books and watching Sagan’s Cosmos TV show. Cue the spacey title music …Sagan did an enormous amount to popularize science, especially Space, and no one has yet come close to what he did, although many have tried.
So, I wonder today just what Sagan would say and/or write about the up-and-coming Space Tourism industry and the amazing Space discoveries that have been made in the past decade. Sadly, we can only imagine what he would say of the Space Culture that is emerging. For example, I’m sure he’d be quite amused if I gave him a copy of my Sex in Space book :)
I came across a reference to Sagan’s 1973 book, the Cosmic Connection, and I’ve got to say this stuff still feels somewhat cutting edge. Sagan had a way of making the “general public” feel connected to the Universe. That’s just what we need right now; a way for everyone to feel connected to our beautiful Universe.
Excuse my mushiness, but I’m a life-long space geek :)
Check out the Carl Sagan Memorial Blog-a-thon .
Happy Holidays!
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