Planetary Society Blog for Saturday 15 November 2014

Planetary Society Blog

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Want Funding? Then Be a National Priority

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 02:12 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...-priority.html

On Monday, Jason Callahan published an article in The Space Review
discussing the importance of aligning the goals of federally funded
scientific communities with national priorities. This post highlights some
of the main points of the article and suggests a possible role for The
Planetary Society.

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With New Horizons Ready to Wake Up, Scientists Prepare for Pluto Encounter

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 01:08 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...ns-wakeup.html

When New Horizons wakes up for the final time on Dec. 6, scientists will
spend six weeks preparing for the start of the spacecraft's Pluto encounter.

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Philae update: My last day in Darmstadt, possibly Philae's last day of
operations

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 10:33 AM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...darmstadt.html

Emily Lakdawalla gives a status report on Philae from the European Space
Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt.