The Planetary Society

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The establishment of the Planetary Society. Seated, from left: Bruce Murray and Carl Sagan. Standing, from left: Louis Friedman and Harry Ashmore, the consulting journalist.

The Planetary Society is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to support and advance the exploration of the solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life .

The organization was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan , Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman and has more than 50,000 members in over 100 countries. It is based in Pasadena , California. Science journalist Bill Nye has been chairman since 2010 .

Through its membership fees it finances research into new technologies, such as B. the use of solar sails as space propulsion with the Cosmos 1 probe , and conducts public relations and lobbying to support space travel activities .

Membership enables free entry to the German Museum in Munich.

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  1. ^ The Planetary Society: About Us. Retrieved November 16, 2017 .
  2. ^ Zoe Macintosh: Bill Nye the Science Guy to Lead Planetary Society . In: Space.com . June 9, 2010 ( space.com [accessed November 16, 2017]).
  3. ^ Deutsches Museum: Deutsches Museum: Detailed price list. Retrieved November 16, 2017 .