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Casey Dreier

President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as the next NASA Administrator, marking the first concrete space policy decision of the second Trump administration.

Casey Dreier

Good for space, bad for NASA? Here's what to watch for as NASA enters into Trump's second term.

Casey Dreier

Europa Clipper will soon head for Jupiter's icy, potentially habitable moon. Without the advocacy efforts of The Planetary Society and our members, the mission may never have been possible.

Casey Dreier

Weeks before the new fiscal year, Congress still hasn't finalized NASA's 2025 budget.

Jack Kiraly

NASA is underfunding planetary exploration relative to recommendations made by the National Academies Decadal Survey report, resulting in mission delays and cancelations.

Casey Dreier

With all the advances in private space exploration, why do taxpayers still pay for space science missions?

Casey Dreier

NASA has canceled VIPER, a rover designed to seek out water ice and other resources in the lunar south pole.

Casey Dreier

The House would provide a 1% increase to NASA while shifting funding toward larger programs, leaving significant budgetary holes in smaller programs.

Casey Dreier

A critical part of a balanced exploration program, competed missions are scientist-led projects that cost less and occur more frequently than large, flagship-class missions.

Casey Dreier

Federal spending caps and inflation take a bite out of NASA's ambitions.

Casey Dreier

Funding for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, support for VERITAS, and a second lease on life for Mars Sample Return were all included in the final congressional budget for NASA in 2024.

Casey Dreier

Though promising conceptually, Starship presents more questions than answers for NASA's Mars Sample Return needs.

Casey Dreier

A brief summary of The Planetary Society's policy principles and recommendations for Mars Sample Return.

Casey Dreier

A battle over the future of Mars Sample Return is taking a toll on NASA’s workforce.

Casey Dreier

The House has yet to weigh in. And much can still happen before this threat is realized.

Casey Dreier

NASA's biggest science project is undergoing an unprecedented second independent review amidst growing cost estimates and daunting technical and managerial challenges.

Casey Dreier

The Planetary Society's all-virtual advocacy event was a success, with more than 1,500 advocacy actions taken.

Casey Dreier

NASA's first mission to Venus in decades is in danger. This is why VERITAS is worth saving.

Casey Dreier

In a joint effort led by The Planetary Society, major organizations and academic institutions are calling on Congress to save the Venus Emissivity, Radio science, InSAR, Topography And Spectroscopy (VERITAS) mission by establishing a 2029 launch date, a 2-year delay from the original baseline schedule.

Casey Dreier

The requested $27.2 billion would keep all major human and robotic initiatives going forward, though most of it would be offset by inflation.