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 (NSS) is looking for student artists to create illustrations for the NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement. Submitted artwork should realistically illustrate
If you’re lucky enough to visit Florida’s Space Coast, there are a few unsung places that will provide excitement to dedicated space enthusiasts who love
Lynne F. Zielinski, National Space Society (NSS) officer and director has been selected by the National Space Club as the 2013 recipient of the National
Courtesy KurzweilAI.net: A petition to the White House to task the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to examine space solar power (SSP)
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Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: The Seven Stars of Matariki Author: Toni Rollerston-Cummins Illustrator: Nikki Slade-Robinson Ages: 4 and up NSS Amazon
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The same day that asteroid 2012 DA14 is approaching close to Earth, a meteorite explosion in Russia has injured over 900 people, mostly from broken
Robert Heinlein, the famous science fiction author, said “Once you reach orbit, you’re halfway to anywhere in the solar system.” Well, our campaign has now
31 January 2013. Copyright European Space Agency (ESA). Reproduced with permission. Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a 3D
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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
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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
