Q&A: Ann Druyan on Preserving Carl Sagan's Memory and Inspiring a New Generation of Science Lovers

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Forty years ago, Ann Druyan and Carl Sagan tackled one of the most ambitious creative projects in human history: summarizing our species in a message that will likely outlast our entire civilization.

The Voyager spacecraft’s “Golden Record,” literally made from gold and packed with images and sounds of Earth, was launched into space in 1977 and is making its way beyond our solar system in hopes of reaching intelligent alien life.

The two passionate science advocates and authors would go on to create several collaborations, including the PBS hit miniseries Cosmos: A Personal Journey, which debuted a year before the two were married in 1981.

Since Sagan’s death in 1996, Druyan has served as a “keeper of the flame” for his writings—which remain in high demand, with usage requests coming in weekly—while also continuing to build on her own influential body of work, such as the 2014 revival of Cosmos on Fox.

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