Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent America’s human spaceflight program began 65 years ago today. On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard made history as...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author: Robert “Hoot” Gibson Format: Hardcover/Kindle...
The 44th Annual International Space Development Conference will be held in McLean, VA, June 4-7, 2026 The National Space Society is pleased to announce that...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent NSS Managing Director of Membership More than half a century after the last Apollo astronauts left the Moon’s...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent “Hey, Let’s Go to the Moon” I was at Kennedy Space Center yesterday for the arrival of the...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, March 26, 2026, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Space Ace: A Combat...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership NSS Space Coast Correspondent Over the years, I have been fortunate to meet 174 space explorers. Yes,...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: Crew-12 emerges from the Operations & Checkout Building at KSC, as they prepare for the drive...
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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