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Nov 12, 2014
The Planetary Society Applauds ESA, Celebrates Philae LandingIn response to today's historic successful Philae landing, the space science community's first landing on a comet, The Planetary Society issued the following statement from director of science and technology Bruce Betts.
Oct 31, 2014
Press Statement: CEO Bill Nye Responds to Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo AnomalyThe Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye released a statement in response to today's SpaceShipTwo accident.
Oct 28, 2014
Honeybee Robotics and The Planetary Society Partner to Develop and Test Planetary Deep Drill SystemWith the support of The Planetary Society, Honeybee Robotics is developing and testing a new Planetary Deep Drill system, a lightweight, portable drill designed eventually to reach kilometers below the surface of icy bodies such as Europa, Enceladus, Titan, and the Mars polar caps.
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