Submitted by Dave Masko
HULIQBRAY'S POINT, Ore. - Famed astronomer Carl Sagan insisted that NASA give its astronauts cyanide pills "just in case," because Sagan feared a deep space accident or a meeting with a violent race of aliens - that he dubbed as "hunters" - could happen as NASA pushed the boundaries of
"The study of a single instance of extraterrestrial life, no matter how humble, will deprovincialize biology," said Carl Sagan in his "Cosmos" TV series. It was at this same time, 30 years ago, that Sagan also promoted the Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Sagan would later admit to the world that regular UFO sightings had prompted him to create contingency plans for possible alien invasion, and how America's astronauts might have to deal with hostile aliens. Also, in "Contact" -- a 1979 movie about making alien contact, and based on Sagan's novel of the same name - it features a commentary by "Contact" movie producers Robert Zemeckis and Steve Starkey, revealing how Carl Sagan "insisted that NASA give out cyanide pills to its astronauts."
Sagan created the titles "Contact" and "Cosmos" to say we're not alone in this vast universe
At the same time Sagan wrote the hit film "Contact;" he also created the hit 13-part PBS TV series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage." Both the movie and TV show point to how humans may have to take precautions when encountering alien life. In the movie "Contact," for example, the astronaut whose sent to meet the visiting aliens is given a cyanide pill just in case something goes wrong. The view is alien life is far more superior than that of Earthlings, and choosing death over dealing with aliens may be the best option possible.
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