PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 1, Number 7 (June 26, 2007) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Matt Balme, Nic Richmond Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS----------------------------o 1. AAS ACTION ALERT (25 JUN 2007): SENATE AMENDMENT TO INCREASE NASA FUNDING o---------------------------------------------------------------------o 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 AAS ACTION ALERT (25 JUN 2007): SENATE AMENDMENT TO INCREASE NASA FUNDING An amendment introduced in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee would provide additional funds to NASA over the President's FY 2008 Budget Request. All U.S. members of the AAS are asked to make three calls today to subcommittee members and ask them to support the amendment. For full details go to: http://www.aas.org/policy/notices/ActionAlert2007-01.html ************************************************************************** * * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at * * http://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.html * * To unsubscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_unsubscribe.html * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor at psi.edu. * Announcements and other messages should be brief with links to URLs * for extended information, including detailed descriptions for job * announcements. Go to the PEN website for submission directions. * **************************************************************************