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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: New Earth Author: Ben Bova NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 384 Publisher: Tom Doherty...
On August 13th, the Falcon 9 test rig (code name Grasshopper) completed a divert test, flying to a 250m altitude with a 100m lateral maneuver...
The National Space Society (NSS) would like to congratulate Lori Garver for the tremendous contributions she has made to NASA and America’s space program during...
And Space Adventures plans to sell flights on the CST-100, having recently signed a contract with Boeing to that effect. No word yet on cost...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Alien Life Imagined: Communicating the Science and Culture of Astrobiology Author: Mark Brake NSS Amazon link for this...
How to Revive Progress at NASA Within a Limited Budget: Two Pillars for Renewed Hope Summary Excessive attention to narrow special interests threatens to drain...
The National Research Council Committee on Human Spaceflight invited interested individuals and groups to submit short input papers that address the role of human spaceflight...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Red Planet Blues Author: Robert J. Sawyer NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover and Kindle...
As part of the President’s Export Control Reform effort, the Department of State proposes to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise...
Michigan Technological University, in collaboration with professionals from NASA, the Naval Research Laboratory, and the Space Solar Power Institute, will host a Space Solar Power...
Thanks to our friends at MoonandbackMedia, some of the presentations from the 2013 NSS International Space Development Conference in San Diego are now online. Opening...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Flood Author: Stephen Baxter NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 496 Publisher:...
Meyer’s academic textbook is loaded with numerous photographs, diagrams, charts, and graphs. There are chapters on subjects such as farm machines, animal and fungi production, plant and algae production, and space menus. The farming techniques outlined in the book can be applied to lunar, Martian, or rotating space settlements.
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:
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Starship 13 after “landing” in the Indian Ocean. Last week I had the opportunity to speak to...
Today, on the 57th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, this inspiring song commemorating the past and the future of our presence on the Moon...
The National Space Society (NSS) today announced that it is delivering a letter to Congress and the Administration addressing concerns and recommendations regarding NASA’s draft...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 23, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST Artemis II and Our...
