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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Into the Void: Adventures of the Spacewalkers Author: John Youskauskas and Melvin Croft Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Audiobook Pages: 392 Publisher:

The National Space Society has just released a Position Paper on the NASA 2026 Skinny Budget. Précis: NSS advocates increasing NASA’s budget rather than reducing

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact Author: Keith Cooper Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 224 Publisher: Reaktion

National Space Society Annual Event Will Be Held on June 19-22 in Orlando, FL The National Space Society is pleased to announce that former NASA

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, May 22, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Blue Ghost’s Moon Mission:

The National Space Society ISDC Will be Held in Orlando, FL in June Former NASA astronaut Dr. Story Musgrave will receive the prestigious Robert A.

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, May 15, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST From Moonwalks to Spaceplanes:

The National Space Society’s Annual Conference Will be Held on June 19-22 in Orlando The National Space Society’s 43rd annual International Space Development Conference® (ISDC®)

New Article Suggests “Rational Reforms, Not Reckless Cuts” The National Space Society supports the recent article in Real Clear Science written by Newt Gingrich, Bob

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, April 24, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Multiplanetary or Interplanetary? Register

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Lunar Commerce: A Primer Author: Derek Webber Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 208 Publisher: Springer Date: May 2024 Retail

The International Space Development Conference Will Be Held in Orlando in June 2025 The National Space Society is awarding its 2025 Space Pioneer Award for

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