Aurora Re-envisioned: An Essay/Book Review
By Dale SkranNSS Chief Operating Officer Category: FictionReviewed by: Dale SkranTitle: AuroraAuthor: Kim Stanley RobinsonFormat: Hardcover/Paperback/KindlePages: 480Publisher: OrbitDate: July 2015Retail
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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy and Michelle Abendschan From Ad Astra Fall 2010 Title: The Astronaut’s Cookbook: Tales, Recipes, and More Author: Charles T.
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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Frederick I. Ordway III From Ad Astra Summer 2010 Title: 50 Years of Rockets & Spacecraft: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk From Ad Astra Spring 2010 Title: The Seventh Landing: Going Back to the Moon, This Time to Stay Author:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy From Ad Astra Spring 2010 Title: Paradise Regained: The Regreening of Earth Author: Les Johnson, Gregory L. Matloff, C
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Frederick I. Ordway III From Ad Astra Winter 2009 Title: Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962 Author: Megan Prelinger
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Winter 2009 Title: Secrets of the Universe: How We Discovered the Cosmos Author: Paul Murdin NSS
By Dale SkranNSS Chief Operating Officer Category: FictionReviewed by: Dale SkranTitle: AuroraAuthor: Kim Stanley RobinsonFormat: Hardcover/Paperback/KindlePages: 480Publisher: OrbitDate: July 2015Retail
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Star Bound: A Beginner’s Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard’s Rockets
Announcement: New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal Just published in the NSS Space Settlement Journal is a 90-page Critique
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Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
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By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates