The Planetary Society
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The Planetary Society is a large organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman. It is dedicated to the exploration of Mars, the search for near-Earth objects, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
The society launched the Cosmos 1 craft in June 2005, to test the feasibility of Solar sailing, but the satellite's launch rocket failed shortly after liftoff.
Projects
The Planetary Society sponsors projects to seed further exploration. Members privately fund these projects:
- Earthdials
- Mars Stations
- Near-Earth Objects Research and Missions
- Planetrek
- Political Action
- Red Rover Goes to Mars
- Red Rover, Red Rover
- Scholarships
- Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- Solar sailing with Cosmos 1
External link
- The Planetary Society official site (http://planetary.org)Template:Astro-stub
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