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
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The National Space Society calls for the United States to make civil space a high national priority in order to ensure American leadership in scientific
UARS is scheduled to reenter sometime between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. September 24. It may reenter over parts of Canada, Africa and Australia. Here’s
This is what the satellite which is falling from orbit – the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite – looks like. So if you see this in
A time-lapse created by science educator James Drake, who compiled 600 publicly available images taken from the front of the International Space Station as it
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Turning Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars Author: Haym Benaroya NSS Amazon link
The Coalition for Space Exploration wants to hear from the American public about what they envision for the future of space exploration. The Coalition is
John Young looking superfly in 1972 following Apollo 16. Photo from Retro Space Images on Facebook. Okay, NASA announced several new prospective launch vehicles this
A Joint Study Group Report between the U.S.-based Council on Foreign Relations and the Aspen Institute India recommends that “relevant U.S. and Indian government agencies
NASA has selected two game-changing space technology projects for development. The larger of the two awards has gone to NASA’s “Ride the Light” concept which
High definition versions of this video are available on the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory website.
NASA announced the following on their website September 14 (no costs were provided): NASA is ready to move forward with the development of the Space
Joe Kerwin makes a perfect sphere of water out of a straw in Skylab, 1973. NASA photo. I was linked in a blog post by
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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
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
