Book Review: NASA’s Discovery Program
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration Author: Susan
May 2011
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ISDC conference report by Dave Fischer If those who think Mars is sufficiently hard to get to and remain to settle are correct, or those
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk From Ad Astra Summer 2011 Title: Lunar Settlements Editor: Haym Benaroya NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray From Ad Astra Summer 2011 Title: Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin Author: Jamie Doran
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Summer 2011 Title: Martian Summer: Robot Arms, Cowboy Spacemen, and My 90 Days with the Phoenix
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk From Ad Astra Spring 2011 Title: Foothold in the Heavens: The Seventies Author: Ben Evans NSS Amazon link for
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray From Ad Astra Spring 2011 Title: Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue With His Century: Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Spring 2011 Title: The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the
The theme of the International Space Development Conference (ISDC), taking place this week in Huntsville, Alabama, is exploring how we grow a spacefaring civilization “From
STS-134 launch from balloon at approximately 100,000 feet. The balloon was a student-coordinated project. Photo credit by Quest for Stars, a non-profit educational organization, in
Launch Image Credit: NASA TV The Space Shuttle Endeavour began its final mission to the International space station with a perfect launch at 1256 UTC
A new international law textbook contains an article on “Space Settlements, Property Rights, and International Law: Could a Lunar Settlement Claim the Lunar Real Estate
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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
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By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
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
