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By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Early in my career as an aerospace engineer at Northrop, I had the rare opportunity to be
By Burton Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership On the morning of January 28, 1986, I had just left a design review. At the time,
This Space Available By Emily Carney “You know who I am,” he said The speaker was an angel He coughed and shook his crumpled wings
A newly published book reclaims the three Apollo 1 astronauts from tragedy. The following article addresses the Apollo 1 fire and the loss of its
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The National Space Society Thanks Captain Lovell for his Service on the Society’s Board of Governors Captain James A. Lovell Jr., the NASA astronaut made
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, August 7, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Into the Void: Adventures
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