The Planetary Society, founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman, is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that promotes space science and exploration. As an advocacy group, it works to increase public knowledge, shape space policy, and invest in space science and technology. The Society also sponsors projects like the LightSail solar sail and collaborates with organizations such as NASA and JAXA. Associated keywords: space advocacy, public outreach, planetary defense, SETI, solar sailing.
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The Planetary Society concluded at the end of July 2019 that LightSail 2 changed its orbit using the solar sail.
On 2019-07-31, the Planetary Society raised the orbit of a small satellite using a 32-square-meter solar sail with LightSail 2.
The Planetary Society estimates that the Apollo program cost $288,000,000,000 in $2,019.
The Planetary Society developed an earlier solar sail mission, Cosmos 1, which failed to reach orbit after its 2005 launch on a Volna rocket.
The LightSail program cost $7 million, which The Planetary Society raised through donations.
The Planetary Society planned an international competition to solicit ideas for new projects supporting solar system exploration and technology development after LightSail 2.
The Planetary Society funded the LightSail 2 mission with $7,000,000 raised from donations.
A Planetary Society study estimated that the Lunar Module developed for Apollo cost about $23,400,000,000 to develop in $2,019.
The STP-2 mission manifest includes NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission alongside Air Force and private organization satellites, including the LightSail-2 solar sail demonstrator developed by The Planetary Society.