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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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Jun 04, 2010
Planetary Society Hails Falcon 9 Test as Great AchievementThe Planetary Society issued a statement congratulating SpaceX on the test flight of Falcon 9.
May 20, 2010
Planetary Society Joins Forces with Space and Science Organizations to Support NASA 2011 Budget ProposalThe Planetary Society has joined the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Astronomical Society, the Universities Space Research Association and other groups to support the NASA budget proposal for fiscal year 2011.
May 14, 2010
Japan to Launch Mission to Venus and Solar Sail on MondayJapan's AKATSUKI mission -- the Venus Climate Orbiter -- will launch Monday, May 17 along with the IKAROS solar sail.
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