Press Room

Dec 10, 2014

Bill Nye and The Planetary Society Praise NASA Funding in the CRomnibus

In response to yesterday’s release of the so-called “CRomnibus” spending bill in the U.S. Congress, The Planetary Society’s CEO Bill Nye issued the following statement.

Mar 27, 2014

The Planetary Society Decries NASA Budget Cuts for Science and Calls on Congress to Support Planetary Exploration

The Planetary Society has released its official response to the President’s 2015 NASA budget request, in which it decries the hundreds of millions of dollars of cuts to NASA’s science programs. NASA’s Planetary Science Division, which launches all robotic missions to destinations within the solar system, has been cut for the third year in a row, despite consistent congressional and public support.

Mar 13, 2014

The Planetary Society’s Statement on the FY2015 NASA Budget Request

The Planetary Society cannot fully support the FY2015 NASA Budget Request. While there are some positive aspects, the request imposes unacceptable cuts to the Science Mission Directorate that damage the immediate and long-term health of some of NASA’s most successful programs, particularly planetary exploration. If this budget is passed unchanged, there will be fewer planetary missions in development by 2019 than at any point in the past few decades.