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Voyager 1’s Earth image—the Pale Blue Dot—almost didn’t get taken because engineers feared solar glare would damage the cameras and mission resources were being cut; Carl Sagan repeatedly pitched turning the camera back toward Earth, and after eight years and six requests NASA approved the shot in 1990, producing a tiny pixel-sized dot that became a defining perspective on humanity.
In 1990, after Carl Sagan urged it, Voyager 1 photographed Earth from about 6 billion kilometers away, capturing a sub-pixel Pale Blue Dot; though scientifically minimal, the image gained iconic status through Sagan’s writing and a 2020 processing update, and with Voyager’s cameras long since turned off, it stands as the mission’s last full-family portrait of the solar system.
In 1990, Voyager 1 took a historic photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away, depicting our planet as a tiny, fragile speck in the vast cosmos, inspiring reflections on our place in the universe and the importance of caring for our home, a moment famously encapsulated by Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot'.
NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977, have provided iconic images of the solar system, including the famous 'Pale Blue Dot' of Earth, and are now in interstellar space, continuing their mission to explore beyond the heliosphere and study the boundary of our solar system.
Newly-appointed NASA officer Makenzie Lystrup took an unconventional oath on a copy of Carl Sagan's book 'Pale Blue Dot' instead of the Bible. The book is inspired by the famous Pale Blue Dot photograph of Earth taken by the Voyager 1 space probe in 1990. Dr Lystrup is now the director of Goddard Space Flight Center, responsible for the oversight and execution of a $4bn portfolio and leading a team of scientists, engineers, and technologists focused on Earth and space science.
Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, the new director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, took her oath of office on a copy of Carl Sagan's book "Pale Blue Dot" instead of the Bible or the U.S. Constitution. The book serves as a reminder of humanity's place in the universe and the need to preserve our home planet. The constitution does not require officials to be sworn in using a particular text.
Makenzie Lystrup, the new director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, chose to place her hand on a copy of Carl Sagan's book "Pale Blue Dot" during her swearing-in ceremony instead of a bible or the US Constitution. The book serves as a reminder of humanity's place in the universe and the need to preserve our home planet, making it similar to holy scripture for a newly appointed NASA director.
Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, the new director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, took her oath of office on a copy of Carl Sagan's book "Pale Blue Dot" instead of the Bible or the U.S. Constitution. The book, named after an iconic image of Earth taken by the Voyager I probe, serves as a reminder of humanity's place in the universe and the need to preserve our home planet. Lystrup, a planetary scientist like Sagan, will be the first female center director of the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, the first female director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, was praised for being sworn in on Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot" instead of a Bible. The book is a reference to the Voyager 1 space probe's image of Earth as a tiny dot in the vastness of space. The choice of book reflects the motivation for all the work done at the GSFC, which develops unmanned spacecraft and explores the mysteries of the universe.