Ad Astra 2025 Spring
- 13
ROBOT SWARMS
The Space Hive is Closer Than You Think
By Alfred B. Anzaldua - 20
DANGER IN THE DARKNESS
The Weird Story of Rogue Planets
By Rod Pyle - 24
KICKING UP SOME DUST
Ejecta from Landing Rockets on the Moon
By John F. Kross - 32
HAIL THE PATHFINDERS
And the Code That Powers Them
By Melissa Silva - 38
WHERE ARE THEY?
The Fermi Paradox, Drake Equation, and the Light of Consciousness
By John F. Kross - 50
A MONTH ON MARS
A Field Season at a Martian Analog Base in the High Arctic – Part 2
By Rod Pyle
- 9
From the Editor:
LOOKING UP
By Rod Pyle - 9
From the NSS President:
BEYOND ALPHA CENTAURI: EXPLORING NEARBY STARS FOR SETTLEMENT
By Isaac Arthur - 10
From the NSS COO:
YOUR OPINION MATTERS TO THE NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY
By Dale Skran - 66
NSS CHAPTERS
- Star Bound: A Beginner’s Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard’s Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between
By Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III
Reviewed by Martin J. Lollar - Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living
by Samuel Coniglio
Reviewed by Casey Suire - The Overview
Movie Review by Stuart Buchanan
Ad Astra 2025 Spring
- 13
ROBOT SWARMS
The Space Hive is Closer Than You Think
By Alfred B. Anzaldua - 20
DANGER IN THE DARKNESS
The Weird Story of Rogue Planets
By Rod Pyle - 24
KICKING UP SOME DUST
Ejecta from Landing Rockets on the Moon
By John F. Kross - 32
HAIL THE PATHFINDERS
And the Code That Powers Them
By Melissa Silva - 38
WHERE ARE THEY?
The Fermi Paradox, Drake Equation, and the Light of Consciousness
By John F. Kross - 50
A MONTH ON MARS
A Field Season at a Martian Analog Base in the High Arctic – Part 2
By Rod Pyle
- 9
From the Editor:
LOOKING UP
By Rod Pyle - 9
From the NSS President:
BEYOND ALPHA CENTAURI: EXPLORING NEARBY STARS FOR SETTLEMENT
By Isaac Arthur - 10
From the NSS COO:
YOUR OPINION MATTERS TO THE NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY
By Dale Skran - 66
NSS CHAPTERS
- Star Bound: A Beginner’s Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard’s Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between
By Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III
Reviewed by Martin J. Lollar - Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living
by Samuel Coniglio
Reviewed by Casey Suire - The Overview
Movie Review by Stuart Buchanan
