“We had an expansive run in the 60’s and the 70’s. You might have thought, as I did then, that our species would be on Mars before the century was over. But instead, we’ve pulled inward. Robots aside, we’ve backed off from the planets and the stars. I keep asking myself: is it a failure of nerve, or a sign of maturity?”  - Carl Sagan

The Sagan Series is an education project created in promotion of scientific literacy. Part 6, above, was produced last summer in the midst of NASA’s final space shuttle launch, combining voiceover from Sagan’s famous Pale Blue Dot with various classic space footage. One year later, the astronomer’s words are as powerful as ever.

- Maggie