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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible Author: Mike Massimino Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 224 Publisher:...

By Hoyt Davidson, NSS Executive Vice President The National Space Society celebrates the 100th anniversary of the seminal 1923 publication of Hermann Oberth’s Die Rakete...

Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024...

Speaking Proposals will be Accepted at the Conference Website Through March 31, 2024 Potential speakers are welcome to submit abstracts for the National Space Society’s...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:...

SETI Institute and Mars Institute Planetary Scientist and Chief of the NASA Haughton-Mars Project Will Receive National Space Society’s Space Pioneer Award The National Space...

Test Flight Paves the Way for the Transformation of Human Spaceflight The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on a partially successful test flight of its...

Seasoned Educator, Aerospace Professional, and Retired Astronaut to Join Other Visionaries and Leaders at National Space Society Conference The National Space Society proudly announces retired...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, April 20, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST THE NEW GUYS: The...

Above image courtesy SpaceX. The first orbital test flight of Starship/Superheavy is scheduled for 8 AM Eastern Monday April 17, with a launch window lasting...

The Iowa Chapter of the National Space Society continues with its lineup of first-rate speakers Monday April 24 as it welcomes planetary scientist and leader...

Title: International Space Development Conference (ISDC 2023) When: Thursday, May 25 to Sunday, May 28, 2023 Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas-Frisco Hotel Convention Center,...

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