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EnglishWhat Is Nick Sagan's Connection to COSMOS and the Voyager Golden Record?
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Nick Sagan's connection to COSMOS and the Voyager Golden Record appears on nicksaganprojects.com as promotional and editorial highlights rather than as formal production credits. The site's homepage features a COSMOS: Season 3 trailer that Nick says he is "thrilled to help promote," and a separate item links to an interview with Eos Magazine about the Golden Record and Voyager entering interstellar space. The COSMOS connection is also familial: the series is described on the site as "my father's extraordinary science series," referring to Carl Sagan.
COSMOS: Season 3
The homepage highlight presents the trailer for COSMOS: Season 3, described as a docu-series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson and executive produced by Ann Druyan and Seth MacFarlane. According to the site, the series premieres 3/9, at 8/7c, on Nat Geo.
Nick Sagan's stated role here is promotional: he writes that he is "thrilled to help promote the 3rd of my father's extraordinary science series." The page does not list him as a host, producer, or writer for the season, so the connection shown is support and promotion, plus the family link to Carl Sagan's original series.
Voyager and the Golden Record
A second homepage item, labeled Voyager Interview, points to "a conversation with Eos Magazine about the Golden Record and Voyager entering interstellar space." This is the site's direct reference to the Voyager Golden Record.
The page evidence does not include the interview's contents, so the site itself only establishes that the interview exists and covers two topics: the Golden Record and Voyager's entry into interstellar space. For the substance of what Nick said, you would need to follow the link to Eos Magazine rather than rely on the homepage summary.
How These Items Are Framed on the Site
Both items sit in the same stream of homepage highlights, alongside a Writers On Writers: Gravity piece for Variety's Eye on the Oscars feature and social links to Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace. In other words, they are presented as news or blog-style highlights, not as a formal credits page.
This matters if you are trying to establish an official role. The site supports these claims:
| Claim | Supported by the site? |
|---|---|
| Nick promoted COSMOS: Season 3 | Yes — he says he is helping promote it |
| Carl Sagan is his father and created the science series | Yes — "my father's extraordinary science series" |
| Nick was a producer, host, or writer on COSMOS: Season 3 | Not stated |
| Nick gave an interview to Eos Magazine about the Golden Record and Voyager | Yes — listed as "Voyager Interview" |
| Nick had an official role on the Voyager Golden Record itself | Not stated |
Where to Look Next
If you want the primary material rather than the homepage summary, start with the two linked items: the COSMOS: Season 3 trailer and the Eos Magazine Voyager interview. The site's navigation also includes sections for Works, Television, Novels, Non-Fiction, and About, which are the places to check for a fuller account of his own projects and credits.