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You just saved NASA's budget
Here's what Congress rejected of the draconian cuts faced by NASA in FY 2026.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, December 2025
The long game.
Saving NASA science: Reflections on a historic year for space advocacy
Reflections on a historic year for space advocacy.
The images of the Universe put at risk by proposed NASA cuts
Cosmic views put at risk by proposed NASA cuts
Revisiting NASA funding as the government reopens
With the U.S. government reopened and funded through Jan. 30, Congress is back to work on deciding how much to invest in federal agencies for fiscal year (FY) 2026, including NASA. Here's where things stand, and what to expect.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, November 2025
Jared's back.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, October 2025
Glimmers of hope.
4,000 gone: Inside NASA’s brain drain
In exclusive interviews, ex-NASA scientists speak out on the impact of the agency's mass departures.
How to Save NASA Science: A retrospective on the second 2025 Day of Action
The October 2025 Save NASA Science Day of Action was our largest-ever advocacy event. Here's why it mattered.
300 space advocates rally in D.C. to Save NASA Science
The Save NASA Science Day of Action drew nearly 300 people from across the United States to Washington, D.C., to promote space science and exploration.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, September 2025
Who’s in charge of space policy?
Introducing Ari Koeppel, our first AAAS Policy Fellow
In a milestone that reflects our expanding advocacy and outreach presence in Washington, D.C., Ari Koeppel will join The Planetary Society as the organization's first AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow.
A cosmic perspective worth fighting for
NASA's science budget is under threat. Here's what that could mean to the human endeavor of exploration.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, July 2025
Unprecedented. Unstrategic. Wasteful.
Ten years after Pluto, New Horizons faces a new threat
The newly proposed budget for NASA would shut down the spacecraft midflight.
Scientists behind threatened NASA missions explain what’s at stake
Here is what they have to say, in their own words.
Save NASA Science Campaign progress report
A status update from The Planetary Society's policy experts.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, June 2025
Unprecedented. Unstrategic. Wasteful.
NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts
The White House has put forward a radical, wasteful proposal for NASA. We have the data to prove it.
New NASA budget would shut down 41 space missions
Proposed NASA cuts would cancel dozens of space missions — including spacecraft already paid for, launched, and making discoveries.



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