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Looking to the Future on the 75th Anniversary of the Birth of Carl Sagan
Thomas O. Paine Award for the Advancement of Human Exploration of Mars The Planetary Society presents the Thomas O. Paine Award to the group or individual who has done the most to advance the long-range human exploration of Mars. It is named for Tom Paine, onetime NASA Administrator and member of The Planetary Society's Board of Directors. Paine was the NASA Administrator during the Apollo 11 moon landing and was a passionate and long time advocate for Mars exploration, writing, "driving forces will motivate humans to settle Mars...and will provide a unifying force that reaches out to all people on Earth." Bill Nye, the Science Guy - Welcome & Introduction Neil deGrasse Tyson - Seeding Innovation in Space Exploration The Carl Sagan Fund for the Future will foster governmental and non-governmental collaboration for technology innovation and scientific discovery to help seed the exploration of other worlds and the search for extraterrestrial life. Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. - Thomas O. Paine Award for the Advancement of Human Exploration of Mars The Planetary Society will present the Thomas O. Paine Award for the Advancement of Human Exploration of Mars to Steve Squyres, Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rovers, and to the entire mission team. Steve Squyres - Mars Exploration Rovers Ann Druyan - A Glorious Dawn Al Gore - Video Remarks Louis Friedman - Reaching for the Stars: a special announcement Reception Date: Monday, November 9, 2009 Location: U.S. Senate Hart Office Building, Room 902, Washington, DC, US Web Site Address: http://www.planetary.org |
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