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Welcome to the The Planetary Society's Press Room. Here you'll find the latest information about Society events, programs, personalities, and other news about the exploration of the universe.
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Press Releases
Aug 08, 2000
The Planetary Society Takes the Lead in Sponsoring Renowned [email protected] Project: New Alliance Ensures Project's ContinuanceThe Planetary Society announced today that it will assume the lead sponsorship role for [email protected], ensuring the project will continue to operate.
Aug 08, 2000
Project Voyager And The Planetary Society form Strategic AllianceThe 21st century integrated media network, code-named Project Voyager, announced today the formation of a strategic alliance with The Planetary Society.
Jul 28, 2000
Don't Cancel Mission to Pluto: The Planetary Society Begins Public CampaignNASA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may be seriously contemplating the cancellation of the Pluto Express mission now in development by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Jul 27, 2000
The Planetary Society Welcomes NASA's Plan to Send a Rover to MarsNASA announced today that the 2003 mission to Mars will include a lander carrying a rover for Mars surface exploration -- possibly even two rovers.
Jul 18, 2000
Winning Artist Team Chosen for Solar System Trek in PasadenaThe Planetary Society today announced the winning design for PlanetTrek, a scale model of the Solar System in memory of Carl Sagan that will be built in Pasadena, California.
Latest Articles on planetary.org
The day I caught rocket fever
On February 6, 2018, I found myself shoulder to shoulder with two of my heroes: Bill Nye on the left, Buzz Aldrin on the right. Our eyes were fixed on the first vertical Falcon Heavy rocket. Figuring the world's most powerful rocket might send me flying backwards once the countdown hit zero, I gripped the railing so tightly I started to lose the feeling in my fingertips.
Programming note: Emily Lakdawalla speaking tour of New Zealand 23 September - 1 October
Attention Kiwi space fans! I’m embarking shortly on a speaking tour of New Zealand. I hope to meet lots of Planetary Society members and supporters, and sign a few copies of my book.
'Everything about this flyby is tougher': New Horizons just over 100 days from Ultima Thule
On Jan. 1, NASA's New Horizons will perform a high-risk, high-reward flyby of an ancient world on the outskirts of the solar system.
The September Equinox 2018 Issue of The Planetary Report Is Out!
With my first issue of The Planetary Report as editor, I am taking the magazine open-access. Return to Mercury features articles by Elsa Montagnon on BepiColombo and by Long Xiao on the Chang'e-4 and -5 landers.
Voyage to Mercury
Elsa Montagnon details the challenges of delivering BepiColombo’s two spacecraft from Earth to Mercury.
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