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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: The Year in Space 2016 Wall Calendar Author: Planetary Society Format: Paperback Publisher: Starry Messenger Press Date:

With a successful launch on December 21 at 8:29 PM EST, 2015 SpaceX achieved several dramatic milestones while returning to flight following the loss of

Enterprise In Space (EIS), an international project of the non-profit National Space Society, is excited to announce a partnership with Made In Space, Inc. to

Into The Black is scheduled to be released on April 19, 2016, shortly after the 35th anniversary of STS-1. Image Credit: Amazon.com It’s late 2015,

The Puerto Rico National Space Society Chapter (NSS-PR) invites you to the National Space Society 35th annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC): “Space Beyond Borders”

On December 6, 2015, at 4:44 pm EST, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk Title: The Road to Modern Rocketry: Launch Bases, Centers, Museums, Memorials, and Monuments Author: Doug Gangler NSS Amazon link

Commentary by Dale Skran NSS Board of Directors Over the last few years amazing progress has been made in space technology, but with a curious

Ah yes, when the dreaded chest pain strikes while you’re wearing a Speedo: Hot Mess Flight “Steve Bell” aka Robert Culp gets ready to writhe

On November 23, 2015, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket successfully flew to the edge of space, reaching the Karman line (100 km/329,839 ft) before a

On November 25, 2015, President Obama signed the landmark Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (CSLCA). NSS congratulates President Obama and the Senate and House leadership

By Dale Skran, Chair, NSS Policy Committee February 21-23, 2016 SEA Blitz NSS will be participating in the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) 2016 legislative Blitz.

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