The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, non-government and non-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman, and has members from 125 countries around the world. The society's mission is "To inspire and involve the world's public in space exploration through advocacy, projects, and education."
The Society is dedicated to the explorati...
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The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, non-government and non-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman, and has members from 125 countries around the world. The society's mission is "To inspire and involve the world's public in space exploration through advocacy, projects, and education."
The Society is dedicated to the exploration of Mars and the rest of the Solar System, the search for Near Earth Objects, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
The Society launched the Cosmos 1 craft in June 2005 to test the feasibility of solar sailing, but the satellite's launch rocket failed shortly after liftoff. It is now raising seed funding for the next solar sail spacecraft.
The Planetary Society's current Board of Directors includes the following:
Notable members of its Advisory Council include:
The Planetary Society sponsors projects to seed further exploration. Members...
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