The Carl Sagan Center
“Carl was an incredible visionary, and now his legacy can be preserved and advanced by a 2lst century research and education laboratory committed to enhancing our understanding of life in the universe and furthering the cause of space exploration for all time,” said NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin.
With astrobiology quickly becoming one of the hottest fields of science in the entire world, the Carl Sagan Center welcomes scientists from all over the world in rapid numbers or support visiting scientists. Many volunteer to mentor undergraduate or graduate students. Part of the Study of Life in the Universe, it brings together leading researchers in the astrobiology field.
The team involved in the center focus on many disciplines which are involved with how life began, and how its diverse forms have survived and evolved. Many partners are involved with the Center, such as NASA, the National Science Foundation, and major universities.
Every project involved in the Carl Sagan Center is related to the origins of life and to what extent that find of life is related to Earth and beyond. With this in mind, the Drake Equation was devised as a means to inform SETI research. Addressing broad areas of scientific research, one or two factors of the Drake Equation is related to the Center’s projects.
Presently over 30 projects are being carried within the Carl Sagan Center, with the study of Mars is through Dale T. Anderson’s study on Antarctica, Mars and Life on Ice at http://daleandersen.seti.org/Dale_Andersen/Dale_Andersens_Website.html. The Center was dedicated on Friday, November 9, 2001, on Carl Sagan’s 67th birthday through the NASA Ames Research Center through the unveiling of the new Center’s cornerstone. Considered a step forward toward the major goal of NASA, it will develop world-class, shared-use research and development campus in association with academia, industry, and non-profits. With no common ground, it is specifically used to increase the interplay of scientists in all fields, allowing for flexibility for future change and evolution.
“No honor would have meant more to Carl than this,” said Ann Druyan, his wife and collaborator for 20 years. “He loved NASA, cherished his relationship with Ames, and dreamed that we, as a civilization, would turn our genius to the deep questions of life in the cosmos.”
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