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The Planetary Society

The Planetary Society is the largest and most effective nonprofit organization that promotes the exploration of space through education, advocacy, and…

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planetary.org > space-advocate > space-advocate-june-2026

The Space Advocate Newsletter, June 2026

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (447+ words) Daring to leave the cosmic shore. The Space Advocate • Jun 15, 2026 Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire, and he has NASA to thank. I can't say for sure that SpaceX would be nothing without NASA's support, but Elon Musk…...

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planetary.org > articles > house-appropriators-advance-key-nasa-funding-bill

House Appropriators advance key NASA funding bill

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (61+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. Written by Jack Kiraly Director of Government Relations, The Planetary Society May 14, 2026 The deferred resignation program impacted NASA's workforce broadly, and was approved seemingly without consideration of skills, agency needs, or expertise. Your donation powers…...

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planetary.org > the-downlink > shortchanging-nasa-is-simply-not-smart

“Shortchanging NASA is simply not smart.”

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (376+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. The Downlink • May 01, 2026 The President’s Budget Request would eliminate NASA’s involvement in Venus exploration, canceling two NASA-led missions (VERITAS and DAVINCI) and NASA’s contributions to the European Space Agency’s EnVision mission. The House Science Committee…...

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planetary.org > articles > save-nasa-science-returns-to-capitol-hill

Save NASA Science returns to Capitol Hill

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (284+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. Written by Jack Kiraly Director of Government Relations, The Planetary Society April 24, 2026 On Monday, April 20, 2026, more than 130 space advocates from 34 states and the District of Columbia came to the nation’s capital for The Planetary Society’s…...

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planetary.org > articles > meet-the-people-behind-nasas-endangered-missions

Days after Artemis II, scientists warn of deep cuts to NASA missions

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1492+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. Written by Asa Stahl, PhD Science Editor, The Planetary Society April 18, 2026 To learn what’s at stake, The Planetary Society interviewed some of the scientists behind these threatened missions. They are world-class experts who speak from…...

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planetary.org > articles > analyzing-the-fy-2027-nasa-budget-request

The FY 2027 NASA budget request

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (326+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. Written by Casey Dreier Chief of Space Policy, The Planetary Society April 23, 2026 An extinction-level event can be thought of as a sudden, external calamity wiping out a given species. For the dinosaurs, it was the…...

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planetary.org > articles > 82-nasa-missions-at-risk-under-new-proposal

84 NASA missions at risk under new proposal

5+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (1523+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. Written by Asa Stahl, PhD Science Editor, The Planetary Society April 13, 2026 The White House Office of Management and Budget proposed similar budget cuts last year, and The Planetary Society helped people around the world raise…...

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planetary.org > press-releases > the-planetary-society-urges-congress-to-reject-historic-cuts-to-nasa-again

The Planetary Society urges Congress to reject historic cuts to NASA,…

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (210+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. For Immediate ReleaseApril 03, 2026 The Planetary Society is deeply disappointed by this budget proposal. The White House's budgeting office has put forward the same budget cuts to NASA and NASA Science that were rejected by overwhelming…...

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planetary.org > articles > what-is-the-skinny-budget-and-what-does-it-mean-for-nasa

What is the skinny budget and what does it mean for NASA?

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (179+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. Written by Ari Koeppel, PhD Policy and Advocacy Fellow, The Planetary Society April 3, 2026 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) just released an overview of its funding request to Congress for federal agencies in fiscal…...

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planetary.org > press-releases > fy2027-planetary-caucus-letter-to-appropriators

More than 100 members of Congress call for renewed investment in NASA…

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (209+ words) Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects. For Immediate ReleaseMarch 18, 2026 Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2026) — 103 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a bipartisan letter calling for $9 billion for NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) in the fiscal year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies…...