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
2014
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NASA has awarded two contracts to Deep Space Industries Inc. to accelerate the agency’s plans to partner with private industry on asteroid prospecting and harvesting.
The following was sent to key Congressional leaders. Washington, DC (June 18, 2014) Attention Members House/Senate Conference Committee: National Space Society Urges House/Senate Conference to
On June 5, 2014 NSS issued an alert to the NSS Political Action Network concerning support for Commercial Crew in the current Senate Appropriations Bill.
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Earthrise: My Adventures As an Apollo 14 Astronaut Author: Edgar Mitchell NSS Amazon link for this book Format:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Spring 2014 Title: Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration Authors: Chris
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Dale L. Skran, Jr. From Ad Astra Spring 2014 Title: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Beyond the Sun Editor: Bryan Thomas Schmidt NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 300 Publisher:
The National Space Society is mourning the passing of NSS Board of Governors member Peter E. Glaser on May 29, 2014. Dr. Peter E. Glaser
15-minute video, May 29, 2014
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced that it has completed qualification testing for the SuperDraco thruster, an engine that will power the Dragon spacecraft’s launch
The Space Generation Advisory Council is pleased to announce its partnership with the International Astronautical Federation’s Space Power Committee (SPC) to organize and run the
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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
