1980年,卡尔·萨根、布鲁斯·默里和我一起成立了行星协会,旨在证实对行星探索的广泛兴趣并对其加以利用。行星探索是官方的一个重大项目,当时面临着中断的危险。要想证实大众的兴趣,就得成立一个会员组织,让感兴趣的人既能够获得行星探索方面的信息,也能够有一种参与感。我们出了一份精美的杂志——《行星报告》,刊登其他星球的最新照片,以及参与行星探索任务的科学家撰写的佳作。在前因特网时代,人们很难获得有关 In 1980 Karl Sagan and Bruce Murray joined me in setting up the Planetary Society to confirm and exploit the broad interest in planet exploration. Planetary exploration is a major official project that faced the risk of disruption. To prove public interest, you have to set up a membership organization that gives interested people access to information about planet exploration and a sense of engagement. We have a beautiful magazine - the Planetary Report, the latest photos from other planets, and the best books written by scientists involved in planetary exploration. In the pre-internet era, it was hard for people to get relevant