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Why NASA Picked SpaceX to Land Humans on the Moon
NASA picked SpaceX's Starship to land humans on the Moon as part of the agency's Artemis program. The decision will help humans land on Mars.
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Can We Make Mars Earth-Like Through Terraforming?
These are some of the most compelling ideas on how to terraform Mars into a habitable, Earth-like world for future explorers.
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A galaxy that spins in more ways than one
Listen to the sounds of the Whirlpool Galaxy and look back at our earliest picture of it.
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Tianhe, the Core of the Chinese Space Station
Tianhe is the core module for the Chinese space station in low-Earth orbit.
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Membership Clerk
The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, seeks a Membership Clerk.
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Happy Flightiversary to the Space Shuttle and Yuri Gagarin
An exclusive chat with first shuttle pilot Bob Crippen, plus looking ahead to Yuri’s Night and the first Mars helicopter.
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Yuri Gagarin and Vostok 1, the First Human Spaceflight
No nation had ever flown a human into space until the Soviet Union did it on 12 April 1961.
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The Space Shuttle Turns 40
The Planetary Society is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle launch with exclusive resources, interviews, and personal stories.
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Space Shuttle Astronaut Bob Crippen Describes Columbia's First Flight: "A Moment of Pure Excitement"
NASA astronaut Bob Crippen joins Mat Kaplan on Planetary Radio to look back at the Space Shuttle's first flight.
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How Much Did it Cost to Create the Space Shuttle?
Between 1972 and 1982, NASA spent approximately $10.6 billion to develop the space shuttle and its related facilities.
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Space Shuttle, the World’s First Reusable Spacecraft
The Space Shuttle was the world’s first reusable space vehicle. More than 800 astronauts rode on 135 shuttle missions from 1981 to 2011.
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Martian Ingenuity and Venusian imagination
Get a peek at the Martian moon and catch up on what the newest Mars explorer has been up to.
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Space Advocates, Assembled
The 2021 Day of Action brought together 145 Planetary Society members from 30 states with 167 congressional offices.
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Recommendations for the Future of Canadian Space Exploration
The Planetary Society submitted these recommendations in response to the Canadian Space Agency's call for input on the future directions of Canada's space exploration activities.
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When Phobos hits your eye like a big pizza pie...
Get a peek at the Martian moon and catch up on what the newest Mars explorer has been up to.
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NASA Mission to Venus in 1978 May Have Detected Phosphine, a Gas Related to Life
The data come from NASA’s Pioneer Venus Multiprobe mission, which deployed a series of probes into the planet’s clouds.
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A cosmic bowling ball spinning through space
Jupiter is a world of extremes, and Venus hints at some mysteries. You can take action to help learn more about these worlds and others.
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Every Picture From Venus' Surface, Ever
In 1975 and 1982, 4 of the Soviet Union’s Venera probes captured our only images of Venus’ surface.
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The Quest for Life on Venus
Did scientists detect a signature of life in Venus' clouds? Or will the bombshell finding be proven false?
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Your Impact: March Equinox 2021
Thanks to our members, we hosted Planetfest '21, advocated for space, and took a big STEP forward with our new sci-tech grants program.
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