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Press Statement: CEO Bill Nye Responds to Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Anomaly

Press Statement
October 31, 2014

Contact
Erin Greeson
Phone: +1-626-793-5100

The Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye released a statement in response to today's SpaceShipTwo accident:

Space exploration has always carried great risk. Our hearts go out to the people and families of Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites. The space exploration community has suffered a great loss today. Nevertheless, we are inspired by Virgin Galactic's commitment to the future. Space is hard, as evidenced by the catastrophic launch earlier this week. Because of the promise of discovery, we can be certain that others will step in to honor the fallen and then carry on to make space more accessible for the benefit of humankind.

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With a global community of more than 2 million space enthusiasts, The Planetary Society is the world’s largest and most influential space advocacy organization. Founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman and today led by CEO Bill Nye, we empower the public to take a meaningful role in advancing space exploration through advocacy, education outreach, scientific innovation, and global collaboration. Together with our members and supporters, we’re on a mission to explore worlds, find life off Earth, and protect our planet from dangerous asteroids. To learn more, visit www.planetary.org.

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