y ager ▁Golden ▁Record , ▁an ▁artifact ▁of ▁human ▁civil ization ▁containing ▁music , ▁sounds ▁of ▁Earth ▁and ▁encoded ▁photograph s ▁launched ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Vo y ager ▁ 1 ▁space craft . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁NASA ▁on ▁long - term ▁space ▁expl oration ▁policy , ▁and ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁journal ists ▁selected ▁as ▁candidates ▁to ▁fly ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁and ▁collabor ator ▁with ▁American ▁astronom er ▁Carl ▁S agan . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁Ferr is ▁is ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁fellow ▁and ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁( AA AS ). ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Kl ump ke - R ober ts ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁Astronom ical ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁has ▁twice ▁won ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Physics ▁science - writing ▁medal ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁writing ▁prize . ▁ ▁A cade me ▁Ferr is ▁has ▁taught ▁astronom y , ▁English , ▁history , ▁journal ism , ▁and ▁philosophy ▁at ▁four ▁univers ities ; ▁he ▁is ▁currently ▁an ▁emer it us ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Films ▁Produ cer , ▁narr ator , ▁and ▁writer , ▁See ing ▁in ▁the ▁Dark , ▁si xty - min ute ▁document ary ▁film , ▁P BS ▁premier ▁September