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Save NASA Science Press Conference On Monday, October 6, 2025, amid the government shutdown, leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations, led by The Planetary Society and its CEO Bill Nye, gathered with Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD-04) and invited Members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol to urge protection of NASA’s and the National Science Foundation’s science budgets. The White House’s proposed 47 percent cut to NASA’s science budget threatens an “extinction-level” event for space exploration.
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May 05, 2026
The Planetary Society's Casey Dreier and Jack Kiraly Receive 2026 Harold Masursky Award from the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary SciencesThe American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) has named Casey Dreier and Jack Kiraly of The Planetary Society as recipients of the 2026 Harold Masursky Award for their exceptional service to planetary science and space exploration.
Apr 17, 2026
Following historic Artemis II mission, 170+ citizen advocates to descend on Capitol Hill to save NASA from White House’s “extinction-level” cutsThe Planetary Society will converge in Washington, D.C., on April 20, to meet directly with members of Congress to urge rejection of the administration's extreme proposal to cut NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) by 46%
Apr 03, 2026
The Planetary Society urges Congress to reject historic cuts to NASA, againA statement in response to the release of the FY 2027 top-line budget request for NASA, which would cut the agency by 23% and slash the Science Mission Directorate by 47%, from $7.25 billion to $3.9 billion.
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