Carl Sagan Memorial Award
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For the award presented by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP), see Carl Sagan Award for Public Appreciation of Science.
For the award presented by Wonderfest, see Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.
The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is an award presented jointly by the American Astronautical Society and The Planetary Society to an individual or group "who has demonstrated leadership in research or policies advancing exploration of the Cosmos." The annual award, first presented in 1997, was created in honor of American astronomer, astrobiologist and science popularizer, Carl Sagan (1934–1996).