Projects: Space Information
Public Events
Nichelle Nichols, Buzz Aldrin, and Ray Bradbury at The Planetary Society's 25th Anniversary Awards Dinner
Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols, Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and science
fiction author Ray Bradbury at The Planetary Society's 25th Anniversary Awards
Dinner, Photography Alberto Rodriguez (Alan Berliner Photographers Hollywood)
courtesy The Planetary Society
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The Planetary Society throws the biggest parties on Earth
for our wandering spacecraft: Planetfest 81 for Voyager 2 at Saturn, Planetfest
89 for Voyager at Neptune, Planetfest 97 for Pathfinder on Mars, Planetfest
99 for the ill-fated Mars Polar Lander, and Wild About Mars for Spirit's 2004
landing. Thousands of people from around the world have come to Pasadena to
celebrate these missions and to "be there" when history happens.
Planetfests are the biggest events The Planetary Society has thrown, but
they are far from the only events we produce to bring the excitement of space
exploration to public audiences. From lectures in small-town libraries to hanging
a solar-sail blade in Rockefeller Center in New York, we are constantly finding
new ways involve people. For example, the 1992 Rover Expo on the Mall in Washington,
D.C. showcased robotic technologies for investigating other planets and helped
convince politicians that the would support little robotic rovers. A few years
later, Sojourner, named in a Planetary Society contest, landed on Mars.
Even when we're having fun, we're working toward advancing our goals.
Recent and Future Events
Looking to the Future , November 9, 2009
On November 9, 2009, The Planetary Society announced our new LightSail project on the 75th anniversary of Carl Sagan's birth at an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. "Looking to the Future" gathered together members of the Society's board, Sagan's widow and collaborator Ann Druyan and family, representatives from NASA and the aerospace community, and special guests like NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and musician Jack White. Come celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Mars Exploration Rovers with Mars Scientist/Photographer Jim Bell and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Mars in 3-d, January 14, 2009
Come celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Mars Exploration Rovers with Mars Scientist/Photographer Jim Bell and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Planetfest '08 - New Visions of Mars, May 25
Join Bill Nye, Ray Bradbury, Louis Friedman and mission scientists as Phoenix lands on Mars . Planetfest 2008 is a one-day live data event with special guests from the space community.
Town Hall Meeting on Space - Boston, March29
Join Bill Nye and The Planetary Society to help decide the future of space exploration! You are invited to participate in the inaugural Town Hall Meeting on Space, the first of a series that The Planetary Society plans to host around the United States over the next few months. Bill Nye the Science Guy® will host this meeting at the Clay Center Observatory of the Dexter and Southfield Schools, Brookline, Massachusetts, Saturday, March 29.
Planetary Citizenship in the Next Space Age,
October 19, 2007
Planetary Citizenship in the Next Space Age
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye the Science Guy® ask you: What does it mean to be a citizen of planet Earth 50 years after Sputnik changed our world?
This fall in New York City, Tyson, The Planetary Society’s president, and vice-president Bill Nye will combine forces on stage for a lively event: Planetary Citizenship in the Next Space Age. The two celebrated speakers will toast (and perhaps roast) everything from the current state of science literacy and space in a fun and free-wheeling event.
"Green Town" Benefit Perfomrance ,
July 13, 2007
Come out to South Pasadena on Friday, July 13, for a unique evening of entertainment -- a benefit performance of Ray Bradbury's magical play, "Green Town" -- hosted by Ray himself and followed by an intimate private reception with Ray, Bill Nye the Science Guy® and more ... Tickets are going fast!
Two Fascinating Washington DC Area Events ,
February 28, 2007 and March 6, 2007
"New Horizons Encounters Jupiter" at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and
"Earth Defense 101: Saving the Planet From a Killer Asteroid" at George Washington
University. Both events are free and open to the public!
Humans and Robots: A Space Exploration Team ,
October 9,2006
Join Buzz Aldrin, Louis Friedman and others in a panel discussion discussing
the future of exploration. The Planetary Society's Save Our
Science campaign's strong link with the Vision for Space Exploration
will be discussed.
Astronauts, Robots, and 21st Century Space Exploration,
October 5,2006
Join the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) and The Planetary Society for
a special public presentation in conjunction with ASE’s Second National
Congress. The ASE is the professional and educational organization of more
than 300 individuals from 29 nations who have flown in space.
Viking 30th Annivesary Conference and Webcast , June 22,2006
The Planetary Society is an education and outreach partner for the Viking 30th anniversary one-day conference "Mars: Past, Present, and Future" held in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Viking missions to Mars.
25th International Space Development Conference, May 4-7, 2006
This event serves as the annual convention of the National Space Society (NSS)
and this time -- as a first for us -- The Planetary Society co-hosted the
gathering of space exploration supporters from around the world.
25th Anniversary Gala Awards Dinner, November 12, 2005
Our theme was the future – Our Next Age of Exploration – and
the excuse was a celebration of the last 25 years of The Planetary Society.
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