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Public Policy

Recent Items

²³⁸Pu: Write to your Congressperson

Jim Green's NASA Night slides, 2009 DPS Meeting Oct 2009

Letter sent to Members of Congress to address the Pu²³⁸ issue. Oct 2009

DPS Resolution Oct 2008

The DPS resolves to endorse the recommendations of the Planetary Science Subcommittee as they relate to the Mars Science Laboratory mission.

This information is maintained by the DPS Federal Relations Subcommittee (FRS).

²³⁸Pu: Write to your Congressperson

Lend your support to the restart of the production of Plutonium-238. You can find all the details, and an example letter here. It only takes a few minutes.

Here's a flyer that summarizes all of the issues.

Discoveries in Planetary Sciences

PowerPoint slide sets highlighting new advances for astronomy educators.

Fall DPS 2010

The 42nd Annual meeting will be in Pasadena, California, USA, October 3-8, 2010.

Planetary Science Decadal Survey

The National Academies Space Studies Board has established the Planetary Science Decadal Survey which will develop a comprehensive science and mission strategy for the next decade.

White paper submission has passed, but all are available for review.

Reaching out to Congress

• Advice re Congress (1.2 MB PDF) Presentation to DPS by K. Marvel
• How to contact Congress