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The International Space Development Conference (ISDC) will be Held on June 4-7, 2026, in McLean, VA A slate of NASA astronauts and leaders will be...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher: Hardwired Date: January, 1996 ISBN:...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs Author: Subodhana Wijeyeratne Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages: 352...
By Jennifer Rothblatt NSS Director of Operations On February 24–25, 2026, the Beyond Earth Institute hosted the Beyond Earth Symposium at the Washington College of...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Space Shock: 18 Threats That Will Define Space Power Authors: Peter A. Garretson and Richard M. Harrison Format:...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership What began as a technical update on Artemis II quickly evolved into something much larger at today’s...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Beyond Earth, the Soviet Drive into Space: Decoding Their Satellite and Launch Efforts, 1957-1975: A Very Personal...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: Crew-12 emerges from the Operations & Checkout Building at KSC, as they prepare for the drive...
The National Space Society invites you to two Space Forums Scroll down for the second Forum with Astronaut Greg Chamitoff Separate registrations for each Forum...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Early in my career as an aerospace engineer at Northrop, I had the rare opportunity to be...
Opinion By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: Artemis II and Full Moonrise, Feb. 1, 2026; photo by Burt Dicht Last week, I...
Join the In-Space Physical AI Workshop on February 11–12, 2026, at The Ion in Houston. Organized by Rice Nexus with partners including NASA, Purdue, and...
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