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Walker was Instrumental in Lunar Laser-Ranging Research During the Apollo Program The National Space Society (NSS) is saddened by the recent passing of a beloved...

Announcement: New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal Just published in the NSS Space Settlement Journal is a 90-page Critique of “A City on Mars”...

Isaacman Would Be the First Space Entrepreneur in a Senior Government Post Image: Jared Isaacman has commanded two SpaceX private orbital missions. Credit: Polaris Program....

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, December 5, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST 2024 Space Year in...

Illustration: A conceptual Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the Moon’s far side where robots hang wire mesh in a crater on the Moon’s far side,...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, November 21, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT “Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk,...

The National Space Society (NSS) congratulates George Whitesides on his successful Congressional campaign. Whitesides was declared the winner of California’s 27th Congressional district after a...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo Author: Amy Paige Kaminski Format:...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, November 14, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT The People’s Spaceship: NASA,...

OPINION By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Vice-Chair and Space Regulation & Oversight Policy Lead Image courtesy SpaceX: 60 Starlink satellites stacked together before deployment...

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...

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