Keith’s note: You might want to take a closer look of this photo of Dr. Makenzie Lystrup as she is sworn in as the new director of Goddard Space Flight Center. Normally I just pass on these staged pics. But people have noticed something unusual about this photo. Look closely at where Dr. Lystrup’s left hand is. It is on a book. The book is not the Bible. That book is Carl Sagan’s 1994 bestseller “Pale Blue Dot“. Oh my. Why do I suddenly get the urge to apply for a job over in Maryland At Goddard? Anyone who does this has to be cool to work for. Wow. Astrobiologists: take note. Yet NASA PAO does not seem to think that such a symbolic statement – a really cool one at that – is worthy of mention – especially when we worry about the ability of our Pale Blue Dot to survive our tenancy. Just sayin’ Update: @NASAGoddard just tweeted “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.” — Carl Sagan Goddard has a new center director! Last week Dr. Makenzie Lystrup was sworn in on Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” and we’re feeling the #MondayMotivation. https://go.nasa.gov/41fo3y1“ It took them nearly a week – but at least they “get” how cool this is. Now if only @NASA and @NASAastrobio etc could retweet this then the impact could spread. Globally – all across the Pale Blue Dot.🔵
