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By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent A large anvil cloud hanging over Florida’s Space Coast added some uncertainty to the final hours of the...
NSS has issued a new Position Paper on Maintaining U.S. Leadership in LEO Research and Commercialization after the ISS. ABSTRACT: NSS urges the U.S. to...
Image above: The ISS in September 2000, courtesy NASA By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership On November 2, 2025, we will celebrate a remarkable...
By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership “In Space for Earth” is more than just the title of a presentation. It captures a vision for...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, September 18, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST In Space for Earth:...
Scrubbed but Not Stopped By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of MembershipImage: Crew 11 docking to the ISS (NASA TV) Yankee great Yogi Berra once said,...
Crew 10 Liftoff – 7:03 pm EDT on March 14 (Photo: Burt Dicht). By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership The Florida sky provided...
Image: First launch of New Glenn courtesy of Blue Origin From NSS Headquarters The first month of 2025 has already been filled with remarkable achievements...
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 Chair of the Executive Committee On April 17th the final Cargo Resupply Services 1 mission to the ISS soared off the...
The Twin Study propelled NASA into the genomics era of space travel. It was a ground-breaking study comparing what happened to astronaut Scott Kelly, in...
This long essay defends the NSS Vision against those who, like the author of the book being reviewed, think “we shouldn’t colonize Mars or the Moon, or even vacation there.” Ben Bramble, an Australian philosopher who teaches at Australian National University, has penned a YAASS (Yet Another Anti-Space-Settlement) book. These books are multiplying like flies, so space settlement advocates must be gaining ground to generate such an abundant response.
In HOTOL & Skylon: The Story of Britain’s Spaceplanes, Rob Coppinger covers the story of both in great detail, with the reminiscences of many who played integral roles in these ambitious programs. The book shines when it captures the enthusiasm and excitement of those involved, and there are extensive quotes from many who devoted years of work on these projects.
Anyone seeking a short but comprehensive introduction to human spaceflight would do well to start with this book. It reviews its history, highlights the accomplishments and tragedies, and describes the equipment used. It also looks at living in space, what space travelers experience, and how they work.
Back in 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. Apogee Books has provided an English-language NASA translation of a detailed report originally released by the USSR Academy of Sciences.
By Robin Scott NSS Chapter Middle Tennessee Space Society (MTSS) President Chuck Schlemm performs outreach, directly contacting about 560 attendees (STEM teachers, school faculty, students,...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Some weeks in spaceflight are just busy. This one was something more. Over a period of four days,...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent A large anvil cloud hanging over Florida’s Space Coast added some uncertainty to the final hours of the...
Applications open 1 Oct – 1 Dec, 2026 The National Space Society’s Global Space Debates is a unique, 100% virtual program that brings high school...
