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Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collided on February 10th, 480 miles above Siberia. Both satellites were destroyed. The collision produced over 500 pieces of tractable...
Will space be the place for the next major government infrastructure projects? Lincoln built the Transcontinental Railroad. Roosevelt’s New Deal built the Grand Coulee, Hoover...
NAC Presentations from February 5, 2009 Aeronautics Committee – Gen. Lester Lyles, Chair Audit and Finance Committee – Mr. Robert Hanisee, Chair Exploration Committee –...
Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP), based at NASA Ames Research Center, has undertaken the task of translating...
Spacefest is being held in San Diego this year at the Town and Country resort, from February 19-22. It will be the largest gathering of...
The Barringer Crater Company has established a special fund to support field work by eligible students interested in the study of impact cratering processes. The...
The International Space University, The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation & George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute Invite You To An Exclusive Director’s Screening of...
Frontiers of Propulsion Science is the first-ever compilation of emerging science relevant to such notions as space drives, warp drives, gravity control, and faster-than-light travel...
I am presently writing comments on a Space Policy Paper and I was pointing the author to a column written by my father, John G....
Yuri’s Night 2009 will celebrate humanity’s achievements in space with 51 Parties, so far, in 19 countries between April 4th and 12th. Check out the...
Since George Whitesides has decided to follow other Opportunities. Posted by Mark Hopkins Call For Applications For The Position Of Executive Director Of The...
George Abbey, Neal Lane and John Muratore wrote Maximizing NASA’s Potential in Flight and on the Ground: Recommendations for the Next Administration for the James...
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:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:
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...
