Henry Carter Hull

After an astronomer discovers communication emanating from the star Vega, she leads an international team in deciphering it, and travels through space to contact the senders of the message.

An illustrated collection of articles by various authors written in honor of Carl Sagan, discussing the U.S. and Russian space programs, the search for extraterrestrial life, the importance of science education, and the shaping of science policy, and including a chapter by Sagan in which he explains the place and role of Earth and mankind in the universe.