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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A new NASA outreach project will enlist the help of amateur astronomers to discover near-Earth objects (NEOs) and study their characteristics. NEOs are asteroids with...
Here is the Introduction to “Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study” by the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, released April 2,...
NSS Chapter News The Tucson L5 Space Society Chapter of NSS hosted an exhibit table at the Yuri’s Night celebration put on by Pima Air...
The Coalition for Space Exploration is sponsoring a video contest to communicate why space matters. Deadline for submission is May 19. Do you have “The...
The National Space Society congratulates Silver Marketing, Inc. for the exemplary work it has done to publish the Society’s Ad Astra magazine. Multiple awards were...
NSS thanks our members: We just passed the 10,000th online renewal and have also set a record year-to-date for online renewals. Thank you for reaching...
#Penny4NASA Gives Voice to Those Seeking an Increase in NASA’s Budget By Chase Clark, courtesy of AmericaSpace.org [See the petition at WhiteHouse.gov to at least...
“I’ve always had this burning passion for space. I’ve known from a very, very young age what I’ve wanted to do.” So began an interview...
The National Space Society (NSS) is pleased to announce Dr. Stephen Hawking as the 14th recipient of NSS’s Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award. The award...
ATV-3 Inside Fairing Image Credit: ESA Previously delayed, the European Space Agency is ready to launch the Edoardo Amaldi this evening. The mission is to...
The National Space Society is pleased to announce that Project Mercury astronauts, Senator John Glenn and Commander Scott Carpenter, will be the featured guests at...
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