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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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:...
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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...
BEAM was pressurized May 28 on the International Space Station, where it will remain attached for a two-year test period. The module measured just over...
By Alyssa Samson Like a page out of a sci-fi novel, balloon-like rooms might be the future of space habitation. On Friday, April 8th, SpaceX...
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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...
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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...
