John Casani
Type: Person
As of November 2026, John Casani has been mentioned in one podcast episode on LEMMiNO (Oct 2025). Presented as the NASA engineer who pushed for a message aboard Voyager, prompting Sagan’s involvement and leading toward the Golden Record concept.
John Richard Casani was an American engineer. He worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on NASA projects, where he managed the Voyager, Galileo, Cassini and Prometheus projects.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2025 on LEMMiNO |
| Role | Engineer and NASA project manager |
| Affiliation | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) |
Which podcasts has John Casani appeared on?
John Casani came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on LEMMiNO.
- Shouting at Stars: A History of Interstellar Messages on LEMMiNO (Oct 2025)