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Stories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
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.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, May 2025
NASA cuts loom.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, April 2025
NASA cuts loom.
The 2025 Day of Action
On March 24, 2025, The Planetary Society’s annual Day of Action brought more people than ever before to Washington, D.C., to advocate for space.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, March 2025
A potential extinction-level event for NASA science.
A potential extinction-level event?
An edited interview transcript between The Planetary Society’s Chief of Space Policy Casey Dreier, Director of Government Relations Jack Kiraly, and Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed about reports that the White House is considering a 25% cut to NASA’s topline budget in 2026, including a 50% cut to the Science Mission Directorate.
Advocating for planetary exploration on Capitol Hill
How The Planetary Society helped bring Venus and Moon scientists to fight for missions on Capitol Hill.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, February 2025
Your monthly guidestar to space politics and policy is back.
Fighting for VIPER on Capitol Hill
Two planetary scientists share their story of meeting with members of Congress to speak up for the VIPER lunar mission.
Space Recommendations for the Second Trump Administration
The Trump Administration will inherit NASA at a crossroads. The Planetary Society recommends an unwavering commitment to exploration, science, and the unique contributions of the nation's public space program.
Your impact: December solstice 2024
Searching for ET and encouraging young minds.
Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump’s proposed NASA Administrator?
President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as the next NASA Administrator, marking the first concrete space policy decision of the second Trump administration.
What to watch for in a second Trump administration
Good for space, bad for NASA? Here's what to watch for as NASA enters into Trump's second term.
Space in the 2024 elections
An overview of what U.S. space policy might look like under a Trump or a Harris administration.
Europa Clipper: A mission backed by advocates
Europa Clipper will soon head for Jupiter's icy, potentially habitable moon. Without the advocacy efforts of The Planetary Society and our members, the mission may never have been possible.
Where Congress Stands on NASA's 2025 budget
Weeks before the new fiscal year, Congress still hasn't finalized NASA's 2025 budget.