Celebrating 45 years of The Planetary Society at the Cosmic Shores Gala

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The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Join us aboard the RMS Queen Mary as we celebrate 45 years of The Planetary Society at our Cosmic Shores Gala, featuring reflections from Bill Nye, Bethany Ehlmann, Jennifer Vaughn, and more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Planetary Society's Cosmic Shores Gala, this week on Planetary Radio.
0:12.4	I'm Sarah al-Ahmad of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.
0:26.6	We're celebrating 45 years of the Planetary Society's mission to advance space science and exploration at our Cosmic Shores Gala aboard the historic RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.
0:32.6	The event brought together Planetary Society members, scientists, and space icons to honor our shared journey.
0:39.6	From the dream of three visionary founders to the global movement it has become,
0:44.7	dressed to the nines and surrounded by old and new friends, we reflected on our collective achievements
0:50.4	and set our sights on the exploration ahead. You'll hear from Planetary Society's CEO
0:55.7	Bill Nye, board president Bethany Elman, Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Vaughn, Congresswoman Judy Chu,
1:03.3	and founding executive director Lou Friedman. Our MC for the evening was actor Robert Picardo,
1:10.2	board member and beloved emergency medical hologram on Star Trek Voyager.
1:14.4	We'll take you into the heart of the celebration, and later we'll check in with Bruce Betts for what's up.
1:19.4	If you love planetary radio and want to stay informed about the latest space discoveries,
1:23.7	make sure you hit that subscribe button on your favorite podcasting platform.
1:27.0	By subscribing, you'll never miss an episode filled with new and awe-inspiring ways to know the cosmos and our place within it.
1:34.0	To kick off the event, we played a short tribute to our journey.
1:37.5	From the Planetary Society's founding in 1980 to the planetary future we're building together.
1:44.3	45 years ago, Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Lou Friedman understood that people of all
1:51.0	walks of life were fascinated by the cosmos.
1:54.7	However, political support for space exploration was low.
1:59.5	This disconnect sparked the idea for a movement that would unite and represent people from around the world in support of space science and exploration.
2:08.6	They founded the Planetary Society.
2:13.6	For 45 years, our members have made strides in the advancement of planetary exploration,
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