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By Robin Scott For the NSS Iowa August 22 Chapter meeting Daniel Hoy NSS Iowa Chapter Treasurer and NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador volunteer led

The National Space Society NSS congratulates NASA the Canadian Space Agency the European Space Agency and Arianespace for the successful launch of the James Webb

This Space Available By Emily Carney The United States first space station provided a glimpse into the Solar System and Universe that previously could only
This Space Available By Emily Carney The Arecibo Observatory was essential in discovering features of inner solar system planets including Mars and Venus Venus the

If you are on or near the centerline of the path of totality during the solar eclipse on August 21 2017 you are able to

We the members of the National Space Society believe exploring the unknown is one of the things that drives our vision of 8220 people living

Video on NASA 8217 s New Horizons Mission Gets a Million Views in a Week This Extended Director 8217 s Cut Version Dropped Today on

NASA 8217 s Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter 8217 s moon Europa providing the first

A new NASA outreach project will enlist the help of amateur astronomers to discover near Earth objects NEOs and study their characteristics NEOs are asteroids

There is an average of more than one planet per star in the Milky Way Image Credit NASA ESA ESO With the forthcoming publication in

Humanity 8217 s most complex ground based astronomy observatory the Atacama Large Millimeter submillimeter Array ALMA has officially opened for astronomers at its 16 500

High definition versions of this video are available on the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory website

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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

By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of

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