Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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The National Space Society commends President Donald Trump for signing today’s executive order that sets a dynamic U.S. policy for the exploitation of off-Earth resources....
New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal is the article Shielded Dumbbell L5 Settlement by Pekka Janhunen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki. Abstract...
By Dale Skran, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee NASA today announced that SpaceX has been chosen to provide a cargo vehicle, the Dragon XL...
Our vision of “People living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic...
NASA astronaut and Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden was a featured guest and speaker at the 2019 International Space Development Conference. Al was...
The National Space Society has announced that its annual International Space Development Conference (NSS ISDC®), formerly scheduled for May 28-31 in Frisco, Texas, will not...
With parents looking for more online educational activities for their children during this unprecedented time, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering free, online content...
The National Space Society mourns the passing of the Society’s supporter Alfred M. Worden, a member of the 5th class of NASA astronauts who served...
“For All Humankind,” featuring three National Space Society Governors, provides a fresh look at the first Moon landing. A new nonfiction book relives the incredible...
Author: Robert Godwin. Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller. The goal of this book is to reveal little known, but key participants and decisions, in the road...
The National Space Society (NSS) has named Isaac Arthur as a recipient of NSS’ Space Pioneer Award for Education via Mass Media. Isaac Arthur’s outstanding...
Dyson was a long-serving member of the NSS Board of Governors and recipient of the NSS Robert A. Heinlein and Gerard K. O’Neill Memorial Awards....
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