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
2011
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WASHINGTON 8212 News media representatives are invited to attend a public announcement of NASA 8217 s process for selecting its next class of astronauts The
Soyuz TMA 22 launches from the snowy Baikonur Cosmodrome November 13 2011 at 11 14 p m EST This was the first manned launch since
The Spirit of Innovation Challenge invites high school teams to use science technology engineering and math STEM skills to develop commercially viable technology based products
The Russian Mars 8217 moon probe Fobos Grunt nbsp Russian for 8220 Phobos Ground 8221 was launched yesterday It was meant to take a tiny
Study Finds Space Solar Power is a Viable Low Cost Energy Source Washington D C The National Space Society NSS will hold a press
The latest addition to the NSS Space Solar Power Library is a paper by Al Globus a member of the National Space Society Board of
NSS congratulates Astronaut Lt Gen Thomas Patten Stafford USAF Retired who will be awarded the National Aeronautic Association 8217 s prestigious 2011 Wright Brothers Memorial
The Satellite Industry Association SIA DoD Commercial SATCOM Users 8217 Workshop will take place December 13 15 2011 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington
The space shuttle Discovery inside the Vehicle Assembly Building VAB at Kennedy Space Center August 4 2011 Photo by the author nbsp KSC 8217 s
8220 But I can 8217 t go to jail I 8217 m a doctor 8221 Dr Kerwin reacts to finding out the consequences of
The Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest has been co sponsored by NSS and Baen Books since 2007 Science fiction writers who create positive stories about
The National Space Society is a co sponsor of the Women and Mars Conference presented by Explore Mars in partnership with NASA and the Space
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