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Image: NASA barge Pegasus with Artemis core inside arrives at Kennedy Space Center Turn Basin. From the Ocean to the Moon By Burt Dicht, NSS

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 254 Publisher:

By Burt Dicht, NSS Managing Director of Membership Photo credit: Elizabeth Schneider On July 20, 2024, the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing,

The National Space Society invites you to the next Town Hall Thursday, July 18, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST NSS Senior Leadership Open

The National Space Society (NSS) has issued a summary report on its activities in 2023. The report provides a great introduction to the range and

Image: Burt Dicht inside NOAA Gulfstream IV Story and photos by Burt Dicht, NSS Managing Director of Membership On June 25 I had the unique

Image: Pascal Lee and Finn Braun at ISDC 2024. Photo by Madhu Thangavelu, NSS. Two high school interns funded by NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) presented

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 11, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Cybersecurity in Space: Now

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray Title: Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier Author: Greg Autry and Peter

Former Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar and “Overview Effect” Author Frank White Join Board The National Space Society recently completed elections for its Board of Directors. While

Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals Award “Honors the Messengers and Creators of the Information Revolution” For the second time in two years, “Ad Astra”

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change Author: Cady Coleman Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 272

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