Planetary Society

The Planetary Society is a large, publicly-supported, not-for-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It is based in Pasadena, California, but has an international membership. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman. The Society is dedicated to the exploration of Mars and the rest of the Solar System, the search for near-Earth objects, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

Projects

The Planetary Society sponsors projects to seed further exploration. Members privately fund these projects:

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• 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