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“Who wears short shorts? We wear short shorts.” Sally Ride, sans short shorts, on the space shuttle Challenger’s flight deck. NASA photo. It’s hard for...
Collins, like, raps, cats. 1969 Life magazine photo. Most manned spaceflight enthusiasts have been wholly familiarized with the stories of the two moon-walkers of Apollo...
On May 7th, 2011, the National Space Society’s Space Ambassador program began its year-long mission. The top ambassador will be assigned a research trip to...
ISDC conference report by Dave Fischer Professor Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi presented the history and results of the Hayabusa program, formally known as MUSES-C. Professor Kawaguchi is...
VERSUS NASA photos, 1968. Because this is an important blog about science. U.S. Air Force Colonel James McDivitt (Gemini 4 and Apollo 9) is pictured...
Dr. Paul Spudis: Cislunar Space – The Next Frontier. Dr. Spudis, of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Huston, was presented the 2011 NSS Space...
Neil Armstrong in a pensive mood, 1969. Life magazine portrait. If you’ve never read First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, the excellent...
NASA has released images of Endeavour and the ISS. They were taken by Paolo Nespoli from TMA-20 as the Russian spacecraft departed on 23 May....
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: In the Shadow of Ares Author: Thomas L. James and Carl C. Carlsson Ages: 10-YA NSS Amazon...
ISDC conference report by Dave Fischer This is the first of two articles about the NASA Heavy Lift Vehicle program mandated by Congress. Dan Dumbacher,...
Frank Borman is serious business, 1963. Life magazine photo. This month’s issue of Popshifter is dedicated to all things sci-fi and is brilliantly titled “Climb...
Presentations from the 2011 NSS International Space Development Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. Jeff Greason, President of XCOR Aerospace. Keynote Address at the Awards Banquet: A...
Apogee Books has reissued its volume on Surveyor for the program’s 60th anniversary. The book is a wonder, containing a veritable treasure trove of documents on every conceivable facet of the Surveyor program.
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, June 18, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST NOTE NEW TIME! The...
NASA announces prime crew for critical orbital test flight of lunar landers The National Space Society congratulates the four-person prime crew and backup astronaut selected...
The National Space Society urges NASA to move swiftly on the Commercial LEO Destinations RFP and commit to immediately fly astronauts on commercial stations upon...
