#i was very intrigued and yep! carl sagan's son.

[the-oracle-of-the-lost]

i've never seen a post talking about this so i guess it's my duty to bring up one of the strangest coincidences in Star Trek production.

so Star Trek Voyager was presumably named after the famous 1977 NASA Voyager probes designed to chart space beyond our heliosphere. the Voyager probes are maybe more famous for carrying the Golden Record – a time capsule of Earth and a message for any intelligent extraterrestrial life. the contents of the Golden Record were chosen by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan and notably included Sagan's young son (Nick) saying, "Hello from the children of planet Earth." (you can find this recording on wikipedia)

then twenty years later, Nick Sagan became a writer and story editor for season 5 of Star Trek Voyager.

there's even an episode in season seven after Sagan left the show that involves the crew tracking down a Golden Record like probe meant to reach extraterrestrial life that unwittingly caused societal destruction.

like i can't be the only person who thinks this is an absolutely hilarious coincidence.