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Watch Lou Friedman on CNN Tonight
Watch Lou Friedman on CNN Tonight
The Planetary Society Backs Bolden for NASA Administrator
The Planetary Society Backs Bolden for NASA Administrator
Monkeynauts' 50th Anniversary of Flight
Monkeynauts' 50th Anniversary of Flight
Planetary Society's Irish Coordinator on "The Astronomy Show"
Planetary Society's Irish Coordinator on "The Astronomy Show"
Celebrate Apollo 11's 40th Anniversary with the Crew
This summer, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. will commemorate that extraordinary moment in history with a very special Apollo 11 celebration, featuring the mission's original crew members along with former Johnson Space Center Director Chris Kraft.
Lou Friedman Live on National Public Radio
Lou Friedman Live on National Public Radio
Woman who named Pluto dies at 90
Woman who named Pluto dies at 90
NASA 2010 Budget: Strong Support for Science and Exploration
NASA 2010 Budget: Strong Support for Science and Exploration
The Planetary Society's Solar Sail featured in The Atlantic
The Planetary Society's Solar Sail featured in The Atlantic
Planetary Society Members "Dream Big Dreams"
Planetary Society Members "Dream Big Dreams"
The Planetary Society Asks "Where is Cosmos 1?" Received Signals May Have Come from Solar Sail Spacecraft in Orbit
The Planetary Society continues to investigate the mystery of what happened to its Cosmos 1 spacecraft - a joint project with Cosmos Studios - that launched last week on a Russian Volna rocket.
Cosmos 1 Solar Sail will Carry CD into Orbit
When Cosmos 1, the first solar sail spacecraft, launches on June 21, 2005, it will carry into Earth orbit a CD containing the names of over 75,000 members of The Planetary Society and the Japan Planetary Society, along with the works of early visionaries who inspired solar sailing.
Worldwide Network to Track Cosmos 1
From Moscow to the Marshall Islands and California to the Czech Republic, tracking stations around the world will receive data from Cosmos 1, the world's first solar sail spacecraft after it launches on June 21, 2005.