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Aug 28, 2017
Planetary Society Statement on NASA’s Intentions to Pursue a Sample Return Mission from MarsThe Planetary Society is greatly encouraged by today’s statements by Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, regarding NASA’s plans for a Mars sample return mission in the 2020s.
Aug 21, 2017
Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye Releases Statement on Total Solar EclipsePlanetary CEO Bill Nye issued the following statement from Homestead National Monument to celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse.
Aug 14, 2017
Bill Nye, National Park Service & Science Experts Host North American Eclipse Press ConferenceBill Nye (The Science Guy™), Planetary Society CEO, will join U.S. National Park Rangers, Junior Rangers and NASA space science experts at Homestead National Monument of America to celebrate and educate audiences during the North American Eclipse.
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