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Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore Returned to Earth on Tuesday After 9 months aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, March 20, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Yes! Space Needs Lawyers...

Crew 10 Liftoff – 7:03 pm EDT on March 14 (Photo: Burt Dicht). By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership The Florida sky provided...

Former Executive Director of NSS Selected for Critical Government Duties The National Space Society extends warm congratulations to George Whitesides for his selection as Vice...

By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Membership Coordinator This month has been packed with groundbreaking achievements in space, bringing us closer to unlocking the Moon’s resources and...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Town Hall Thursday, March 13, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Shaping the Future: NSS...

New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal: Rotation of Space Settlements, by Rainer Rollfs. Abstract Free-floating space habitats can rotate to produce artificial gravity. Structural...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph that Changed the Way We See Our Planet Author: Leonard Marcus...

The National Space Society will honor former NASA and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson with the inaugural Anita Gale Memorial Award for exemplary service to the...

Blue Ghost Represents the First Completely Successful Mission of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program Image: Blue Ghost’s shadow on the Moon, courtesy Firefly Aerospace....

By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of MembershipImage: Intuitive Machines IM-2 lunar mission post launch vehicle separation (Credit: Intuitive Machines). On Wednesday, Feb 26, at 7:16...

Noted Planetary Scientist is Best Known for His Work in Mars Science and Human Exploration Dr. Pascal Lee, a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute...

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