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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:
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The National Space Society invites you to the next NSS Town Hall Thursday, April 13, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT A Preview of...
National Space Society Event Will Run from May 25-28 Discount Rates Still Available The National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference® (ISDC®) will be held...
Chairman and CEO of Voyager Space to Speak at Major National Space Society Event The National Space Society is proud to present famed newspace entrepreneur...
Famed Billionaire Space Explorer to Receive National Space Society’s Space Pioneer Award The National Space Society is proud to present famed space explorer and entrepreneur...
The National Space Society presents the annual International Space Development Conference® on May 25-28, 2023 in Frisco, Texas, just outside Dallas-Fort Worth. This year’s theme...
By Joseph M. Rauscher NSS Board of Directors NSS Space Solar Power Program Manager Image: SPS-ALPHA concept courtesy John C. Mankins. Space Solar Power (SSP)...
Space Solar Power Symposium 2022 at ISDC May 26-27. Full schedule below. On behalf of the National Space Society (NSS), we invite you to participate...
National Space Society’s Annual ISDC Conference to Fete Jet Propulsion Laboratory Engineers The National Space Society will honor the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Mars Helicopter Team...
Will Receive the Prestigious NSS Space Pioneer Award for His Accomplishments The National Space Society will host Rocket Lab CEO/CTO Peter Beck at its International...
Garver Will Receive the Prestigious Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award for Her Accomplishments The National Space Society will host former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver...
The Annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC) will be Held in Arlington, VA, May 27-29, 2022 The National Space Society is pleased to announce that...
This Year’s Virtual Conference Streams Free to All Beginning Thursday The National Space Society is proud to announce that Rob Manning, the Chief Engineer of...
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