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NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot' Instead of Bible

Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, the new director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, took her oath of office on a copy of Carl Sagan's book "Pale Blue Dot" instead of the Bible or the U.S. Constitution. The book serves as a reminder of humanity's place in the universe and the need to preserve our home planet. The constitution does not require officials to be sworn in using a particular text.

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NASA's First Female Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot'

Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, the new director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, took her oath of office on a copy of Carl Sagan's book "Pale Blue Dot" instead of the Bible or the U.S. Constitution. The book, named after an iconic image of Earth taken by the Voyager I probe, serves as a reminder of humanity's place in the universe and the need to preserve our home planet. Lystrup, a planetary scientist like Sagan, will be the first female center director of the Goddard Space Flight Center.

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