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On Tuesday September 27, on the second day of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico, Elon Musk will deliver a special keynote presentation...
Here’s a virtual space settlement “ball drop” experiment courtesy of Joe Strout. The ball starts out six meters above the deck, initially stationary with respect...
Making It on the Moon: Bootstrapping Lunar Industry, a paper by Dave Dietzler, has just been published in the NSS Space Settlement Journal. Abstract: The...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: Using Medicine in Science Fiction: The SF Writer’s Guide to Human Biology Author: Henry G. Stratmann, MD NSS...
With the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 411 on September 8 at 7:05 PM EST, 2016 from Space Launch Complex 41...
At about 9:07 AM September 1, 2016, during preparation for a routine static fire test of the SpaceX Falcon 9 on Space Launch Complex 40...
This article was originally published here by The Post, a student publication at Ohio University, and is reproduced with permission. By Lauren Fisher To Ohio...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee From Ad Astra Summer 2016 Title: The Complete Space Buff’s Bucket List Author: Loretta Hall NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hall From Ad Astra Summer 2016 Title: Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969-1989 Author: Jay Gallentine NSS...
This article was originally published here on Engineering.com and reproduced with permission. There are currently over 100 million students waiting to become the next generation...
Deep Space Industries announced today its plans to fly the world’s first commercial interplanetary mining mission. Prospector-1™ will fly to and rendezvous with a near-Earth...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Nefertiti the Spidernaut: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space Author: Darcy Pattison Illustrator: Valeria...
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:
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...
