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URGENT ACTION ALERT

 

TAKE ACTION BEFORE
SEPTEMBER 10th!

Tell the budget makers in the White House that space exploration matters to you.

ACT NOW!

Dear ,

The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will release their draft of the 2014 budget when Congress returns to session in less than two weeks. Will it contain devastating cuts to planetary exploration like those proposed last year? Or, thanks to your work right now, will it restore this crucial funding

We need you to take immediate action.

Write to the OMB and the White House. Ask them to restore funding to planetary exploration. Tell them to let NASA build off of the stunning success of Curiosity and continue the search for life in our solar system.

The White House and the OMB need to know the magnitude of public support. They need to hear that you want exciting missions that drive our understanding of our place in space. They need to know that a modest investment in exploration generates huge returns in technology and science for this country.

We have two weeks to make an impact before the new budget is released. According to our sources, there is still time to influence the outcome. But we need you and your friends to get the word out. The more letters they get, the more likely they’ll listen.

Getting the OMB to restore funding to planetary exploration would be a major accomplishment. Congress only approves budgets on an annual basis, but the OMB provides five-year budget forecasts. These give federal agencies like NASA a way to plan long-term projects. If we want the big missions to Europa, Titan, or Mars, we need the support of the OMB.

Just think of what NASA could do with restored funding. This could be the decade in which we retrieve a sample of Martian soil and return it to Earth, or send a probe to explore the oceans of Europa, or the lakes of Titan. Restored funding also allows more Discovery class missions – smaller projects that test technology and pursue truly exciting science. The scientific returns are inestimable.

We have the technology. We have the desire. Will the OMB give us the means?

Act now and get your voice heard!

Sincerely,

The Planetary Society

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