Me,too! I even joined the Planetary Society so I could make sure I got to sign petitions to encourage Mars and other space exploration.
Hey, hey. I was a charter member of the Planetary Society. No more though. LOL, once I contributed money to them to build a SETI telescope in South America (Peru, I think), it was one of those "if you donate X, your name will be placed on a placque at the site." So, I guess my name is on a scope somewhere down there, hee, hee. (That was years ago)