5:22. Founded In 1980 by Carl Sagan, Louis Friedman, and Bruce Murray. Today with Bill Nye as CEO, it is the world’s largest & most influential non … The Official Planetary Society Store. I am Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society, joined by our embedded reporter Jason Davis. The organization is supported by over 50,000 members in over 100 countries, and by hundreds of volunteers around the world. Victoria's assisting us with getting started - Ask Us Anything! Why do you love space exploration? Related Videos. With over 40,000 members in 100 countries, we are an entirely member-funded and independent organization. Our mission is to empower the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration. Our mission is to empower the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration. Co-founded by Carl Sagan and currently led by CEO Bill Nye, The Planetary Society is the world's largest space advocacy and outreach nonprofit organization.

Our CEO Bill Nye offers his reflections. We're test-launching a solar sailing spacecraft next week, and are happy to answer your questions about that (or really anything at all). Today, The Planetary Society continues this work, under the leadership of CEO Bill Nye, as the world’s largest and most influential non-profit space organization.