Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our
The National Space Society’s Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Prize Business Plan Competition is still accepting submissions for its 2025 cash awards. This
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, October 24, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Vaya Space: Engineering the
By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership The Europa Clipper began its 1.8-billion-mile, 5½-year journey to Jupiter with a flawless launch from LC-39A at Kennedy
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The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, October 17, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Scaling New Heights: Delivering
The Exclusive Newspace Gathering Takes Place November 8 and 9, 2024 The National Space Society’s Space Settlement Summit 2024 will be held November 8-9, 2024,
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: In the Belly of the Whale Author: Michael Flynn Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 400 Publisher: Caezik SF &
Image: Drone view of the Haughton-Mars Project Base Camp located on Devon Island in the High Arctic. Credit: HMP/Pascal Lee. The National Space Society recently
Crew-9 Launch Was a Balance of Precision and Perseverance Image: Aleksandr Gorbunov (l) and Nick Hague (r) at the crew walkout; Crew-9 liftoff from SLC-40,
Inside the 45th Weather Squadron’s Critical Role in Space LaunchesForecast for Crew-9 Launch Currently FavorableImage: 45th Weather Squadron Control Room. Credit: Robert Sherman, Fox News
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age Author: Eric Berger Format:
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