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Feb 02, 2021
The Planetary Society Announces Planetfest '21: To Mars and Back AgainThe Planetary Society's virtual conference and festival will feature experts and luminaries from across the space sector to celebrate the next era of Mars exploration.
Feb 01, 2021
The Planetary Society Announces STEP Grants: Science and Technology Empowered by the PublicThe program issues open, international requests for proposals for credible and significant research and hardware development projects.
Dec 20, 2020
The Planetary Society Praises the Start of Mars Sample ReturnThe Planetary Society welcomes the formal start of the Mars Sample Return project and praises both NASA and ESA for committing to this grand challenge. This is the most daring series of robotic missions ever attempted: the first round trip voyage to Mars.
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