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Image: The Moon’s surface from Chandrayaan-3. Credit: ISRO. NSS Indian Chapters Jubilant Over Successful Touchdown Just a few days after Russia’s Luna 26 lander apparently...

By Lynne Zielinski NSS Vice President of Education Embark on a visual journey into the future! Students ages 10-25 are invited to share their VISION...

Photo: Pluto as imaged by New Horizons, the first spacecraft to do so. Credit: NASA/SWRI/JHUAPL. Plans Include Dismissal of Current Science Staff—National Space Society Urges...

Past Award Winners Include an X-15 Pilot, Astronauts, Test Pilots, and Other Aerospace Luminaries On August 15, 2023, National Space Society Chief Executive Officer Anita...

Update: This position has been filled. Are you passionate about space exploration and advocacy? The National Space Society is seeking a Volunteer Advocacy Manager to...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, August 17, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Automated Additive Construction: Building...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, August 10, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Astronaut Scholar Space Panel...

Appointed to Seat Left Vacant by Passing of Long-Serving NSS Officer Mark Hopkins On July 12, Gabriel Rothblatt, a longtime space settlement advocate, political figure,...

A total of 26,725 students participated in the 2023 NSS Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest with 4,567 entries from 19 countries around the world....

The National Space Society invites you to the next NSS Town Hall Thursday, July 20, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT NSS Senior Leadership...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 13, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST The Space Fair and...

The Sub-Orbital Journey Presages an Age of Space Tourism On June 29, Virgin Galactic flew its first entirely commercial mission, dubbed “Galactic 01.” The suborbital...

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Book Review: Designing Farms in Space

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.

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