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Planetary Society

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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

The National Space Society and the Planetary Society requested at least $170,000,000 for NEO Surveyor in 2022-10-01.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative FinancialJul 22, 2022Mapping the Sky: Finding asteroids requires a combination of tools

The National Space Society and The Planetary Society sent a letter on 2022-06-16 asking House and Senate appropriators to reject the NEO Surveyor funding cut and fully fund the mission.

Mentioned as: the planetary societyTechnical ProductJun 22, 2022House bill trims NASA budget proposal

The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 solar sail demonstration, launched in 2019, used booms to deploy its sail.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative GeneralMar 26, 2022French startup raises funding to develop solar sails

NASA’s twin Viking missions each had an orbiter and lander and had an estimated combined cost of $7,100,000,000 in $2,020 according to an analysis by The Planetary Society.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative FinancialAug 18, 2020NASA to perform independent review of Mars sample return plans

Planetary Society outreach coordinator Andy de Fonseca created a Change.org petition calling for NASA to rename the Stennis Space Center.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyTechnical ProductJul 15, 2020How the space sector is responding to the killing of George Floyd

The Planetary Society concluded at the end of July 2019 that LightSail 2 changed its orbit using the solar sail.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative GeneralJul 2, 2020Solar sail spacecraft begins extended mission

On 2019-07-31, the Planetary Society raised the orbit of a small satellite using a 32-square-meter solar sail with LightSail 2.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative GeneralAug 7, 2019Roccor touts advantages of retractable solar sails

The Planetary Society estimates that the Apollo program cost $288,000,000,000 in $2,019.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative FinancialAug 2, 2019How NASA’s return to the moon will be different from its first journeys there

The LightSail program cost $7 million, which The Planetary Society raised through donations.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative FinancialJul 31, 2019Planetary Society declares solar sailing mission a success

The Planetary Society developed an earlier solar sail mission, Cosmos 1, which failed to reach orbit after its 2005 launch on a Volna rocket.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative GeneralJul 31, 2019Planetary Society declares solar sailing mission a success

The Planetary Society planned an international competition to solicit ideas for new projects supporting solar system exploration and technology development after LightSail 2.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative GeneralJul 31, 2019Planetary Society declares solar sailing mission a success

The Planetary Society funded the LightSail 2 mission with $7,000,000 raised from donations.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyOrg RelationshipJun 24, 2019SpaceX to demonstrate Falcon Heavy capabilities in “difficult” test flight

A Planetary Society study estimated that the Lunar Module developed for Apollo cost about $23,400,000,000 to develop in $2,019.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2019NASA contractors support Artemis cost estimate

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.

Mentioned as: Planetary SocietyNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2018NASA looking to launch delayed space science missions in early 2019
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