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Bill Nye’s LightSail Scores Over $1M During the Final Days on Kickstarter

June 23, 2015 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst |

With less than three days until its Kickstarter comes to an end, famous science educator Bill Nye and The Planetary Society‘s LightSail project has successfully surpassed over $1 million thanks to nearly 20,000 backers. LightSail is described as a citizen-funded project by The Planetary Society, which is self-dubbed… Read More

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Famous Science Educator Bill Nye Launches Kickstarter to Raise $200,000 For New Solar Sailing Spacecraft

May 13, 2015 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst |

Hoping his stardom will get a new space project off the ground, television host/science educator, Bill Nye and The Planetary Society are currently seeking to raise $200,000 on Kickstarter for solar sailing spacecraft, LightSail. LightSail is described as a citizen-funded project by The Planetary Society, which… Read More

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