Book Review: From the Garage to Mars
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
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Image: NASA barge Pegasus with Artemis core inside arrives at Kennedy Space Center Turn Basin. From the Ocean to the Moon By Burt Dicht, NSS
Image: Pascal Lee and Finn Braun at ISDC 2024. Photo by Madhu Thangavelu, NSS. Two high school interns funded by NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) presented
By Kelly Wu (Writer/Researcher, Antarctica Institute of Canada) and Burt Dicht (NSS Managing Director of Membership) On April 24th, NSS member, scholar and disability activist,
Private Mission to the Moon Marks America’s First Lunar Landing Since 1972 In a milestone achievement, private company Intuitive Machines succeeded in scoring the first
Art, Technology, and a Lunar Gallery (photos below) By Burt Dicht, NSS Managing Director of Membership The National Space Society extends its heartfelt congratulations to
Ms. Melroy Joined the National Space Society’s Rod Pyle and Space.com’s Tariq Malik NASA Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy joined Ad Astra magazine Editor-in-Chief Rod Pyle
YOU Are Invited to Be a NASA Virtual Guest for the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, October 12, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST The Sew Sisters: The
By Burt Dicht, NSS Managing Director of Membership Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew aboard the Challenger on
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates
By Dale Skran With the long-awaited November 16, 2022 launch of the much delayed and far over budget Space Launch System on the Artemis 1
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test Has Successfully Met Its Target Image: Photo of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos seconds before the DART spacecraft crashed into it.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray Title: Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change Author: Cady
Two new books shed light on the vulnerability of space launches to technology and human decision-making. Challenger: A True Story
Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates