Bill Nye , the Science Guy on TV , also heads the Society . He is speaking out against proposed cuts in the planetary exploration budget . Nye says the Society has unmatched success in landing spacecraft on other planets . Years before Bill Nye became the Science Guy , he was a mechanical engineering student at Cornell University , where he took a course with astronomer Carl Sagan . If America loses its edge , it will take decades to rebuild , Nye says .
Bill Nye , the Science Guy on TV , also heads the Society . He is speaking out against proposed cuts in the planetary exploration budget . Nye says the Society has unmatched success in landing spacecraft on other planets . If America loses its edge , it will take decades to rebuild , Nye says .