Why Join?
Why Join?
Who are we? We are YOU!
We are dads, moms, grandparents, teachers, kids, scientists, engineers, and space geeks. We are those who reach out into the Universe to seek answers to those deep questions: Where did we come from?, and Are we alone?
We are wowed and awed by the discovery of new things, the mysteries of science, the innovations of technology, the bravery of astronauts, and by the stunning images sent back to us from other worlds.
We know that space exploration is vital to humankind...and it is just plain fun!
-Bill Nye, CEO
The Planetary Society
What we do
With your support, The Planetary Society sponsors projects that will seed innovative space technologies, nurture creative young minds, and be a vital advocate for our future in space.
Right now we are…
- Scanning the skies for dangerous asteroids,
- Hunting for Earthlike planets,
- Searching for life in the Universe,
- Creating a global network of EarthDials,
- Advocating for needed science funding,
- And flying our very own solar sail spacecraft, Lightsail-1.
Why we do it
Our Mission is to …Create a better future by exploring other worlds and understanding our own.
Ways to Become a Member
Join Today
You'll get our stunning quarterly magazine, The Planetary Report, and hear directly from the scientists and engineers in the field bringing their passion for exploration to you through in-depth articles and awe-inspiring images. Plus, you will receive special opportunities and invitations to participate more in community activities and Citizen Science projects.
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Renew Your Membership
Your membership gift allows us to continue to seed innovative space technologies, nurture creative young minds, and be a vital advocate for our future in space. Your continued support will ensure that together we can create a better future through exploring other worlds and understanding our own.
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Give a Gift Membership
Share your passion for space exploration by giving a gift membership to The Planetary Society. All gift memberships include four issues of our stunning quarterly magazine, The Planetary Report.
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How You Can Help
Donate
Your generous donation allows us to seed innovative space technologies, nurture creative young minds, and be a vital advocate for our future in space. Your support will ensure that together we can create a better future through exploring other worlds and understanding our own.
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Discovery Team Monthly Giving
Do you want to provide the crucial funding needed to advocate new missions of discovery, conduct valuable scientific experiments, and develop and launch our own mission to space? You can do all that when you make your monthly gift as a member of The Planetary Society’s Discovery Team.
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New Millennium Committee
Gifts from New Millennium Committee Members – individuals like you – seed projects. They propel advocacy. They take dreams and turn them into space missions. Let’s invent the future together!
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More Ways to Give
Living Tributes
Celebrate a family member, colleague or friend with a tribute gift honoring them or a special event in their life (a birthday, wedding or other life milestone), or honoring their legacy.
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Give Stock
Gifts to The Planetary Society in the form of stocks, bonds or mutual funds appreciated in value can be an easy way for you to generously support the Society and may also be attractive to U.S. donors under current tax laws.
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Planned Giving
Leave your legacy – include The Planetary Society in your will or living trust with a planned gift.
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Workplace Giving
Give a gift – of cash or stock – and multiply it through your employer’s matching gift program. Around the world, corporations, foundations and associations match their employees’ charitable donations, sometimes for as much as twice the original gift.
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Corporate Giving
The Planetary Society’s Corporate Membership Program offers companies of all sizes the opportunity to enhance their presence in the space exploration community by partnering with Earth’s largest and most effective membership-based space action group.
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Curiosity Knows No Bounds!
Planetfest 2012
Come celebrate the landing of Curiosity on Mars with us on August 5, 2012 in Pasadena, California.
Keep NASA Discoveries Coming!
So much will be lost if we don't fight the proposed budget.
New Website! Images, Insights, Inspirations...
Welcome to Your Place in Space…our new website. Come and explore space with us.
Citizen Science
Harnessing YOUR Enthusiasm to Advance Space. Projects that let volunteers participate in science programs.
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