One reason why NASA’s discovery of liquid water on #Mars is so exciting: we know anywhere there’s water on Earth, there’s some form of life. — Mark Kelly (@ShuttleCDRKelly) September […]
Planetary Society
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More Vaporware From The Space Advocate Community
Keith’s note: In April 2015 the Planetary Society held an invitation-only “Humans Orbiting Mars” workshop wherein they unveiled their idea for a mission to Mars. At a quick press conference […]
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Space Nerd Celebrity PR Run Amuck
Keith’s note: The Planetary Society sent a press release out late yesterday – under embargo – to their media distribution list. This list used to include NASAWatch – but no […]
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Quick: Read The Planetary Society Mars Plan While It Is Free
Keith’s note: In April 2015 the Planetary Society held an invitation-only “Humans Orbiting Mars” workshop wherein they unveiled their idea for a mission to Mars. At a quick press conference […]
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LightSail Deploys Its Sail
LightSail Unfurls Its Sail “The Planetary Society’s LightSail test mission successfully completed its primary objective of deploying a solar sail in low-Earth orbit, mission managers said today. During a ground […]
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LightSail Just Won't Give Up
Deployment! LightSail Boom Motor Whirrs to Life, Planetary Society “LightSail’s tiny solar sail deployment motor sprung to life Sunday afternoon, marking an important milestone for The Planetary Society’s nail-biting test […]
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LightSail Reboots Itself – Now Ready to Sail
LightSail Team Prepares for Possible Tuesday Sail Deployment, Planetary Society “LightSail is almost ready for its moment in the sun. This afternoon, mission managers gave the go-ahead for a manual […]
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Yet Another Stealth NASA Briefing On Mars Mission Concepts
NASA FISO Telecon: A Scenario for a Human Mission to Mars Orbit in the 2030s “Our Wednesday, May 20, Future In-Space Operations (FISO) telecon colloquium will host Mr. Hoppy Price […]
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The Planetary Society is Both For and Against Earth and Climate Science
Congress, we have a problem, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, The Hill “Just a few months ago we marked up and passed out of the House a bipartisan NASA authorization. That […]
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How NASA Quietly Releases Alternate Mars Mission Concepts (Update)
Our Wednesday, April 8, Future In-Space Operations (FISO) telecon colloquium will host Cesar Ocampo (Odyssey Space Research/NASA JSC) and Damon Landau (NASA JPL), who will speak on “A Crewed Mars […]