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Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Cassini’s Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth Author: Katie Venit...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph that Changed the Way We See Our Planet Author: Leonard Marcus...
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Astronaut Hayley’s Brave Adventure Author: Hayley Arceneaux Illustrator: Lucie Bee Ages: 3-7 years Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 40...
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 years Format:...
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Star Sailor: The Overview Effect Chronicles Authors: Annahita Nezami and Frank White Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Pages:...
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Goodnight Moon Base Author: Brett Hoffstadt Illustrator: Steve Tanaka Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle Pages: 32 Publisher: Aero Maestro Date:...
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Daring Dozen: The Twelve who Walked on the Moon Author: Suzanne Slade Illustrator: Alan Marks NSS Amazon...
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.
Apogee Books has reissued its volume on Surveyor for the program’s 60th anniversary. The book is a wonder, containing a veritable treasure trove of documents on every conceivable facet of the Surveyor program.
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Starship 13 after “landing” in the Indian Ocean. Last week I had the opportunity to speak to...
Today, on the 57th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, this inspiring song commemorating the past and the future of our presence on the Moon...
The National Space Society (NSS) today announced that it is delivering a letter to Congress and the Administration addressing concerns and recommendations regarding NASA’s draft...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 23, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST Artemis II and Our...
