Carl Sagan Memorial Award

For the award presented by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP), see Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science.

For the award presented by Wonderfest, see Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.

The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is an award presented jointly by the American Astronautical Society and The Planetary Society to an individual or group "who has demonstrated leadership in research or policies advancing exploration of the Cosmos." The annual award, first presented in 1997, was created in honor of American astronomer, astrobiologist and science popularizer, Carl Sagan (1934–1996).

## Recipients[edit]

Source: American Astronautical Society

* 1997 Bruce Murray
* 1998 Wesley Huntress
* 1999 Ed Stone
* 2000 Arnauld Nicogossian
* 2001 Edward Weiler
* 2002 California and Carnegie Planet Search Team
* 2003 Roald Sagdeev
* 2004 Steve Squyres and the Athena Team
* 2005 Michael Malin
* 2006 Scott Hubbard[1]
* 2007 Maria Zuber
* 2008 Lennard A. Fisk
* 2009 Award not offered
* 2010 Award not offered
* 2011 Charles Elachi
* 2012 Riccardo Giacconi
* 2013 Eileen K. Stansbery
* 2014 William J. Borucki
* 2015 Frank Cepollina
* 2016 Alan Stern[2]
* 2017 AURA "HST & Beyond" Committee[3]
* 2018 no award
* 2019 Michael W. Werner
* 2020 Leslie Livesay
* 2021 Nicola Fox

## See also[edit]

* List of astronomy awards
* List of space technology awards

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Carl Sagan Memorial Award Presented to Scott Hubbard". The Planetary Society. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
2. ^ "Alan Stern awarded Carl Sagan Memorial Award by American Astronautical Society (AAS)". Southwest Research Institute. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
3. ^ Science, Carnegie (9 March 2017). "Sagan Award Goes to Committee Chaired by Carnegie's Alan Dressler". Carnegie Institution for Science. Retrieved 24 May 2022. (See Alan Dressler.)

## External links[edit]

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Carl Sagan

Scientific career|

* Project A119
* Pioneer plaque
* Faint young Sun paradox
* Cosmic Calendar
* Voyager Golden Record (contents)
* Voyager Family Portrait
* Pale Blue Dot
* The Planetary Society
* Search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)
* Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

Books|

| Science|

* The Cosmic Connection (1973)
* Mars and the Mind of Man (1973)
* The Dragons of Eden (1977)
* Broca's Brain (1979)
* Cosmos (1980)
* The Cold and the Dark (1984)
* Comet (1985)
* Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1993)
* Pale Blue Dot (1994)
* The Demon-Haunted World (1995)
* Billions and Billions (1997)
* The Varieties of Scientific Experience (2006)

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Fiction|

* Contact (1985)

Media|

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* Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980 TV series)
* God, the Universe and Everything Else (1988)
* Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014 TV series)
* Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020 TV series)

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Films|

* Contact (1997)
* Wanderers (2014)

Family|

* Lynn Margulis (first wife)
* Dorion Sagan (son)
* Linda Salzman Sagan (second wife)
* Nick Sagan (son)
* Ann Druyan (third wife)
* Sasha Sagan (daughter)

Prizes|

* Carl Sagan Memorial Award
* Carl Sagan Medal
* Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science
* Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization

Recognition|

* Carl Sagan Institute
* Sagan Planet Walk
* Carl Sagan Memorial Station
* 2709 Sagan
* Pale Blue Dot: A Tribute to Carl Sagan
* Symphony of Science

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* 900 Stewart Avenue

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