December 2014

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On December 10-11, 2014, NASA held a workshop on the commercialization of low Earth orbit. The goal of the workshop was to start a dialog...

Enterprise In Space Project Voting is open for the public to select their favorite entry in the National Space Society (NSS) Enterprise In Space Orbiter...

The National Space Society and Uwingu are excited to announce a partnership for a first of its kind auction. Uwingu and eBay will be auctioning...

SunSat Design is an international competition intended to accelerate the conceptualization, manufacture, launch and operation of the next-generation satellites that will collect energy in space...

The National Space Society (NSS) congratulates the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the successful launch of Hayabusa 2 December 2, 2014, at 11:22 PM...

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk Title: Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight Author: Jay Barbree NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hard/soft/kindle/audio Pages:...

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Rescue Mode Author: Ben Bova and Les Johnson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 421...

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