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Feb 14, 2011
Planetary Society Weighs in on NASA BudgetNASA today announced its budget request for fiscal year 2012. The Planetary Society issued the a statement on it.
Feb 09, 2011
LightSail-1 on NASA Short List for Upcoming LaunchNASA announced this week that the Planetary Society�s LightSail-1 solar sail mission is on their short list for upcoming launch opportunities. The missions selected are Cubesats destined for piggyback launches as part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative.
Feb 02, 2011
Bill Nye Thanks Kepler Team for Planetary BonanzaNASA announced today that the Kepler mission has discovered an astounding number of new potential planets -- over 1000 worlds, 54 of them in solar system regions where liquid water might exist.
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