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Photo Gibson s first shuttle mission was the first to land at Kennedy Space Center Credit NASA By Robin Scott Robert Hoot Gibson is not

Category Children s Books Reviewed by Susan Raizer Title An Unlikely Astronaut Author Susan Kilrain with Francis French Illustrator Becky Hardy Age Range 5 8

Former Astronaut was the Subject of the Amazon Hit Movie A Million Miles Away Former NASA astronaut and STEM advocate Jose Hernandez will give a

Kilrain Was the Youngest Person to Pilot a Space Shuttle Susan Kilrain an aerospace engineer and former NASA astronaut will join the roster of preeminent

YOU Are Invited to Be a NASA Virtual Guest for the Launch of NASA 8217 s SpaceX Crew 8 Mission NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick Michael

Guest Speaker Captain Robert 8220 Hoot 8221 GibsonDate and Time Monday January 29 5 30 p m CSTLocation DMACC West Campus 5959 Grand Ave West

By Jennifer Muntz NSS Membership Coordinator and Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Ensuring the safety and success of human spaceflight missions is crucial

Category Nonfiction Reviewed by Douglas G Adler Title Moonshot A NASA Astronaut s Guide to Achieving the Impossible Author Mike Massimino Format Hardcover Kindle Pages

By Dale Skran I hadn t heard much about this new film from Amazon Prime Video but after seeing a review I decided to give

By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard the Challenger on

This Space Available By Emily Carney While it would be impossible for a blog post to list the thousands of personnel NASA and contractors who
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Category Nonfiction Reviewed by John J Vester Title Nuclear Rockets To the Moon and Mars Author Manfred Dutch von Ehrenfried Format Paperback Kindle Pages 270

Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New Hot Staging System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship Super

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By Jennifer Muntz NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space

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People residing and working in space space settlements or on long duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles

Image Artist s concept of the Blue Moon lander Credit Blue Origin Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society