January 2013

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In an online article about Deep Space Industries, the newly announced asteroid mining company, Fox News quoted NSS Executive Committee Chair Mark Hopkins as follows:

It is with deep sadness that we announce the untimely death of our Blog Editor, Dr. David Fischer. NSS Director Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto has written

The National Space Society (NSS) has just launched a campaign on the popular Kickstarter internet platform for the creation of a cutting-edge film about the

Deep Space Industries believes the human race is ready to begin harvesting the resources of space both for their use in space and to increase

Note: Starts at 2.5 minutes. Moderator is “Meteorite Man” Geoff Notkin.

Deep Space Industries announced January 22 that it will send a fleet of asteroid-prospecting spacecraft out into the solar system to hunt for resources to

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced January 16 a newly planned addition to the International Space Station that will use the orbiting laboratory to test

The Florida Space Coast Chapter of the National Space Society (NSS) has changed its name to the Florida Space Development Council (FSDC) to better reflect

Scott and Rene Carpenter cut a rug before his 1962 orbital mission. LIFE magazine photo. I spend too much time writing about astronauts, so I

In a few weeks, the 46th anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire will be upon us. Sometimes I wonder what Gus Grissom would have done

Paul Damphousse, Executive Director of the National Space Society, was interviewed on The Space Show on January 6, 2013. The program is archived here —

…The Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center. More information about this news at Spaceflight Now.  Your thoughts? Feel free to share them in the comments.

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