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By George Mancuso Boeing Starliner, also known as Crew Space Transportation 100 (CST-100), Orbital Flight Test Mission 2 (OFT-2) lifted off atop an Atlas V...
The National Space Society invites you to a Space Forum on Thursday, March 31, 202, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Expanding Frontiers: Astropreneurship in...
Better Futures is a new event series produced by Liftport Group which aims to bring together space community leaders to discuss space topics of interest....
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: February 3 Starlink launch, courtesy SpaceX SpaceX has just completed a remarkable ten launch sequence in...
On behalf of the National Space Society you are invited to a Watch Party Thursday, February 10, 2022, 8:50 pm to 10:00 pm EST ELON...
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Inspiration4 crew, courtesy Inspiration4 I can’t believe I am finally writing this, but 2021 was the...
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Launch from Cosmic Girl, courtesy Virgin Orbit In terms of U.S. launch companies, SpaceX is lapping...
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Planned Neutron rocket with “chomper” fairing. Courtesy Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab continued as the Venture Class...
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Starships on the pad at Boca Chica, courtesy SpaceX The covid pandemic roared through 2021 leaving...
Crewmember William Shatner speaks eloquently upon return from the record-breaking flight Today marks another dramatic first in the world of NewSpace, the second crewed flight...
A Speculation by Dale Skran There have been a number of interesting recent developments in terms of new launchers that are likely to be actually...
First All-Civilian Orbital Flight is a Milestone This week marks the launch of the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight, Inspiration4, aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule....
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:
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, June 18, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST NOTE NEW TIME! The...
