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By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership What began as a technical update on Artemis II quickly evolved into something much larger at today’s...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Beyond Earth, the Soviet Drive into Space: Decoding Their Satellite and Launch Efforts, 1957-1975: A Very Personal...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: Crew-12 emerges from the Operations & Checkout Building at KSC, as they prepare for the drive...
The National Space Society invites you to two Space Forums Scroll down for the second Forum with Astronaut Greg Chamitoff Separate registrations for each Forum...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Early in my career as an aerospace engineer at Northrop, I had the rare opportunity to be...
Opinion By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: Artemis II and Full Moonrise, Feb. 1, 2026; photo by Burt Dicht Last week, I...
Join the In-Space Physical AI Workshop on February 11–12, 2026, at The Ion in Houston. Organized by Rice Nexus with partners including NASA, Purdue, and...
This long essay defends the NSS Vision against those who, like the author of the book being reviewed, think “we shouldn’t colonize Mars or the Moon, or even vacation there.” Ben Bramble, an Australian philosopher who teaches at Australian National University, has penned a YAASS (Yet Another Anti-Space-Settlement) book. These books are multiplying like flies, so space settlement advocates must be gaining ground to generate such an abundant response.
In HOTOL & Skylon: The Story of Britain’s Spaceplanes, Rob Coppinger covers the story of both in great detail, with the reminiscences of many who played integral roles in these ambitious programs. The book shines when it captures the enthusiasm and excitement of those involved, and there are extensive quotes from many who devoted years of work on these projects.
Anyone seeking a short but comprehensive introduction to human spaceflight would do well to start with this book. It reviews its history, highlights the accomplishments and tragedies, and describes the equipment used. It also looks at living in space, what space travelers experience, and how they work.
Back in 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. Apogee Books has provided an English-language NASA translation of a detailed report originally released by the USSR Academy of Sciences.
The National Space Society has just released a Position Paper on Selected Space Environmental Sustainability Issues. Below is the Conclusion section. The full paper can...
By Robin Scott NSS Chapter Middle Tennessee Space Society (MTSS) President Chuck Schlemm performs outreach, directly contacting about 560 attendees (STEM teachers, school faculty, students,...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Some weeks in spaceflight are just busy. This one was something more. Over a period of four days,...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent A large anvil cloud hanging over Florida’s Space Coast added some uncertainty to the final hours of the...
Applications open 1 Oct – 1 Dec, 2026 The National Space Society’s Global Space Debates is a unique, 100% virtual program that brings high school...
