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Past Successes

Planetary Society members make change happen! When the mission to Pluto was threatened with cancellation time and time again, Planetary Society members and supporters repeatedly spoke up and wrote to their political leaders, and, ultimately, won the support of key decision makers. When the US announced its plan to send humans back to the Moon and on to Mars, The Planetary Society rallied behind the concept while calling for international cooperation, responsible oversight, and realistic implementation goals. Through letter writing, testimony, and groundbreaking studies, The Planetary Society is supporting, monitoring, and aiding the advancement of human exploration.

		Aim for Mars In the summer of 2004 The Planetary Society launched Aim for Mars, a campaign to encourage and support a human mission to Mars. Aim for Mars included a letter-writing campaign, Congressional testimonies by Society officers, and groundbreaking studies demonstrating how a Mars mission can be accomplished within a realistic budget. Read here about The Planetary Society's multi-faceted campaign to send humans to the Red Planet. The Planetary Society is going all-out to turn the Moon... More Information
		Pluto Campaign The Bush Administration cancelled it twice, NASA claimed its budget couldn't cover it and Congress earmarked funds to be cut in mid-development; yet the trail-blazing New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission has survived. This is no doubt due in part to the relentless public campaigning led by The Planetary Society. New Horizons is a probe that will fly by More Information
		Save Voyager and Hubble On October 31, 2006, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin decided to send the space shuttle Discovery to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, reversing a decision made by his predecessor, Sean O'Keefe. This is a tremendous victory for Planetary Society members -- and for the millions around the world who rose up in protest at the unbelievable decision to let Hubble die. Some 10,000 Planetary Society members... More Information