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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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Feb 24, 2025
The Planetary Society welcomes the reconsideration of mass probationary employee layoffs at NASAThe Planetary Society extends its gratitude to the numerous individuals within and outside the agency who enabled this outcome.
Feb 18, 2025
The Planetary Society strongly opposes mass layoffs of probationary employees at NASASudden, indiscriminate layoffs at NASA do not serve the national interests in space leadership.
Jan 21, 2025
The Planetary Society releases space policy recommendations for the new Trump administrationThe Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space advocacy organization, issued recommendations regarding the United States’ space exploration policy as President Donald Trump takes office.
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