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We are Your Place in Space!

Bill Nye thumb You and I are wowed and awed by the discovery of new things, the mysteries of science, the innovations of technology, the bravery of astronauts, and by the stunning images sent back to us from other worlds.

Support The Planetary Society and together we will explore space.

Together – you and I -- will work to seek answers to those deep questions: Where did we come from? and Are we alone?

Let's change the world!

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Bill Nye
CEO, The Planetary Society

The Planetary Society is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States.

Ways to Become a Member

Join Today

You'll get our stunning quarterly magazine, The Planetary Report, and hear directly from the scientists and engineers in the field bringing their passion for exploration to you through in-depth articles and awe-inspiring images. Plus, you will receive special opportunities and invitations to participate more in community activities and Citizen Science projects.
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Renew Your Membership

Your membership gift allows us to continue to seed innovative space technologies, nurture creative young minds, and be a vital advocate for our future in space. Your continued support will ensure that together we can create a better future through exploring other worlds and understanding our own.
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How You Can Help

Donate

Your generous donation allows us to seed innovative space technologies, nurture creative young minds, and be a vital advocate for our future in space. Your support will ensure that together we can create a better future through exploring other worlds and understanding our own.
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Discovery Team Monthly Giving

Do you want to provide the crucial funding needed to advocate new missions of discovery, conduct valuable scientific experiments, and develop and launch our own mission to space? You can do all that when you make your monthly gift as a member of The Planetary Society’s Discovery Team.
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New Millennium Committee

Gifts from New Millennium Committee Members – individuals like you – seed projects. They propel advocacy. They take dreams and turn them into space missions. Let’s invent the future together!
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More Ways to Give

Living Tributes

Celebrate a family member, colleague or friend with a tribute gift honoring them or a special event in their life (a birthday, wedding or other life milestone), or honoring their legacy.
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Give Stock

Gifts to The Planetary Society in the form of stocks, bonds or mutual funds appreciated in value can be an easy way for you to generously support the Society and may also be attractive to U.S. donors under current tax laws.
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Planned Giving

Leave your legacy – include The Planetary Society in your will or living trust with a planned gift.
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Workplace Giving

Give a gift – of cash or stock – and multiply it through your employer’s matching gift program. Around the world, corporations, foundations and associations match their employees’ charitable donations, sometimes for as much as twice the original gift.
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Corporate Giving

The Planetary Society’s Corporate Membership Program offers companies of all sizes the opportunity to enhance their presence in the space exploration community by partnering with Earth’s largest and most effective membership-based space action group.
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Section Highlights

A happy Mat Kaplan in the XCOR Lynx cockpit's left seat at the Spacecraft Technology Expo, May 9, 2012.

About Us

"We are wowed and awed by the discovery of new things, the mysteries of science, the innovations of technology, the bravery of astronauts, and by the stunning images sent back to us from other worlds." - Bill Nye, CEO

Board of Directors

Our volunteer Board of Directors is responsible for governing and setting The Planetary Society's policies and future directions. They are all leaders, chosen for their passion about and knowledge of space exploration.