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Press Releases/Media Alerts
The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 Will Launch No Earlier Than June 24, 2019 (June 7, 2019)
The Air Force today announced the new target launch date for the Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the mission, which will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Planetary Society Releases Official Statement on NASA's Supplemental Budget Request (May 17, 2019)
The Planetary Society statement regarding NASA’s FY 2020 supplemental budget request.
Public Invited to Help Name the Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System (April 9, 2019)
It’s time to give 2007 OR10 a name. We’re asking for your help to pick a suitable name for 2007 OR10 to submit to the International Astronomical Union.
Recent Blogs
The Downlink: A Historic All-Woman Spacewalk, Hubble Spies Interstellar Comet
Jason Davis • October 18, 2019
Planetary exploration news for busy people
“I Talk to It Every Day”: Students are Vital Members of LightSail 2 Team
Jason Davis • October 17, 2019
More than 50,000 people supported LightSail 2. But only one person can talk to the spacecraft at a time, and it's often a student.
In 1983, Carl Sagan Urged NASA to Send a Mission to Saturn and Titan
Carl Sagan • October 15, 2019
"We very much hope that NASA will be able to make an early commitment to such a mission," wrote Sagan to administrator James Beggs.
The Downlink: NASA Works to Save Mars Experiment, Saturn Gets 20 New Moons
Jason Davis • October 11, 2019
Planetary exploration news for busy people
The Downlink: Station Crew Home, Hayabusa2 Deploys Rover
Jason Davis • October 04, 2019
Planetary exploration news for busy people
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CubeSats have made low-cost space missions a reality for universities and research groups. However, these tiny satellites lack propulsion. LightSail will demonstrate the viability of solar sailing for CubeSats.
The Planetary Society's Shoemaker NEO Grant program helps astronomers find, track and characterize near-Earth objects.
Planetary Deep Drill is designed to explore tens, hundreds or even thousands of meters below the Martian polar ice caps and Europa's icy crust.
Become a member of The Planetary Society and together we will create the future of space exploration.
LightSail 2 launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Be part of this epic point in space exploration history!
