Planetary Society Newsletter June 2003

READ THE ASTROBOT DIARIES

A new breed of explorer is on board the two Mars
Exploration Rover spacecraft — Astrobots Biff Starling
and Sandy Moondust are part of The Planetary Society
Astrobot Corps. Biff and Sandy are LEGO minifigure
representations suited up for space. They appear on
each of the DVDs on the MER spacecraft. Their job:
tell their stories to the world through a series of
entertaining, fun, online communications.

Read the
http://redrovergoestomars.org/astrobots/index.html

INTRODUCING OUR EXPLORING MARS WEBSITE
By early 2004, there will be seven spacecraft at Mars,
sent by nations around the world! Explore this new
web section to find out about the human campaign to
understand Earth’s closest relative in the solar
system and follow these exciting missions.

Read about the 7 spacecraft to Mars at:
http://www.planetary.org/mars/

ANNOUNCING A NEW GLOBAL VOLUNTEER LEADER

The Planetary Society is very pleased to announce
Lonny Baker as its new Global Volunteer Leader.
This is a new position which we are sure will
strengthen the entire volunteer network. Lonny
will be the point person for all of our volunteers
and will guide them in setting up events
around the world.

The Society will be calling on our volunteers for
help with MarsWatch 2003, Planetfest ’04 and our
Cosmos I solar sail project.

Find out more about our volunteer network at:
http://planetary.org/html/society/Volunteers/volunteers.html

STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE – A WORKSHOP IN MEMORY OF THE COLUMBIA 7

On April 29-30, 2003, The Planetary Society, the
Association of Space Explorers, and the American
Astronautical Society held a workshop at the George
Washington University’s Space Policy Institute about
the future of human space transportation.

Conclusions from our workshop have been endorsed by The
Planetary Society and the American Astronautical Society
and by a number of astronauts present at the workshop.

Read the workshop conclusions at:
http://planetary.org/workshop/index.html

PLANETARY RADIO

Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist,
engineer, project manager, advocate or writer who can
provide a unique perspective on the quest for knowledge
about our solar system and beyond.

Some recent highlights include:

Bill Nye the Science Guy and Sandy Moondust

Guest: Bill Nye the Science Guy

Joy Crisp is On Her Way to Mars

Guest: Dr. Joy Crisp, Project Scientist for the
Mars Exploration Rovers

Society President Wes Huntress and a
Little Guy Named Biff

Guest: Wes Huntress, Planetary Society President
and Former NASA Associate Administrator

All Planetary Radio shows are archived at:
http://planetary.org/audio/planetaryradio.html

RECOGNIZE SOMEONE SPECIAL: HONORARY AND MEMORIAL GIFTS

Would you like to honor the achievements of a family
member, friend, or colleague? Or are you looking for a
meaningful way to remember the life of a loved one,
or send a message of sympathy to a friend or colleague
at a time of loss?

Many of our Members answer these questions with a
gift to The Planetary Society. Your honorary or
memorial gift recognizes someone special and also
supports space exploration and the search for
extraterrestrial life.

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send the person honored or the family of the person
memorialized an acknowledgement of your donation,
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For more information about making an honorary or
memorial gift, please contact Andrea Carroll at
626-793-5100, ext. 214 or andrea.carroll@planetary.org.

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