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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Asteroid Mining 101: Wealth for the New Space Economy Author: John S....
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Mars Up Close: Inside the Curiosity Mission Author: Marc Kaufman NSS Amazon link...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity’s Chief Engineer Author: Rob Manning...
On 27 July 2015, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, eleventh President of India and a friend and inspiration to the National Space Society (NSS), passed away....
The National Space Society (NSS) is organizing jointly with the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) a “home district” blitz during August when Congress is in recess...
Video of press conference below. The National Space Society (NSS) and Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) today announced their support for NASA’s funding of the newly...
NSS Director Al Globus appeared on the internet radio program The Space Show on July 12, speaking on his latest research on Low Earth Orbit...
Over the last seven years, NSS of North Texas, in conjunction with the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas has created the largest annual space...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Seveneves Author: Neal Stephenson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Audible Pages: 880 Publisher: William Morrow...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Adventures in Space Advocacy Author: Michael J. Mackowski NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 118...
The National Space Society is organizing jointly with the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) a “home district” blitz during August when Congress is in recess and...
Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon and member of the National Space Society Board of Governors, has a fine op-ed piece for Time magazine...
Meyer’s academic textbook is loaded with numerous photographs, diagrams, charts, and graphs. There are chapters on subjects such as farm machines, animal and fungi production, plant and algae production, and space menus. The farming techniques outlined in the book can be applied to lunar, Martian, or rotating space settlements.
Apogee Books has reissued its volume on Surveyor for the program’s 60th anniversary. The book is a wonder, containing a veritable treasure trove of documents on every conceivable facet of the Surveyor program.
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, June 18, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST NOTE NEW TIME! The...
