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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.

Bill Nye speaking at the Save NASA Science Day of Action
Bill Nye speaking at the Save NASA Science Day of Action Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye addressing the importance of protecting NASA's budget at the Save NASA Science Day of Action press conference on Oct 6, 2025. The Day of Action brought together leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations at the U.S. Capitol to urge protection of NASA’s and the National Science Foundation’s science budgets.Image: The Planetary Society
Save NASA Science Day of Action participants at the Capitol Building
Save NASA Science Day of Action participants at the Capitol Building Leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations, led by The Planetary Society and its CEO Bill Nye, along with nearly 300 advocates from across the country gathered to urge protection of NASA’s and the National Science Foundation’s science budgets.Image: The Planetary Society
Casey Dreier at the Save NASA Science Day of Action
Casey Dreier at the Save NASA Science Day of Action Planetary Society Chief of Space Policy Casey Dreier responds to questions at the Save NASA Science Day of Action press conference on Oct 6, 2025. The Day of Action brought together leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations at the U.S. Capitol to urge protection of NASA’s and the National Science Foundation’s science budgets.Image: The Planetary Society
Save NASA Science Day of Action advocates
Save NASA Science Day of Action advocates A team of advocates on their way to meetings at the Save NASA Science Day of Action.Image: The Planetary Society

Press Releases

Jun 02, 2023

The Planetary Society Welcomes Lorne Trottier to Board of Directors

The Planetary Society, the world’s largest and most effective space advocacy group, announced the appointment of tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Lorne Trottier to its board of directors.

May 31, 2023

From Space Salad to Salty Waters: The Planetary Society Announces STEP Grant Winners

The Planetary Society is thrilled to announce the second round of winners of its groundbreaking Science and Technology Empowered by the Public (STEP) grant program. This year's winning projects are an investigation into deep-space agriculture and a study of Earth's salty lakes that resemble oceans of other planets and moons.

Apr 05, 2023

The Planetary Society leads scientific community and advocates in rallying around NASA’s VERITAS mission

On Wednesday, The Society published a joint letter urging Congress to commit to authorizing NASA to launch VERITAS no later than November 2029. The American Geophysical Union, as well as the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Tulane University, and Mount Holyoke College, academic institutions that have important roles in the mission, also signed the letter.

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