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NSS emphatically requested that the House of Representatives adopt the Senate version of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 and commends the House of Representatives...
NSS has emphatically requested that the House of Representatives adopt the Senate version of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. The vote on this issue...
by Dave Fischer James Webb Space Telescope – Deployed Credit: NASA Video The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an infrared observatory, and a partial...
by Dave Fischer If you want humanity to explore the Solar System, you have to test the systems you plan to use for moving around...
by Dave Fischer Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program NASA has awarded $475,000 as part of its program to development recoverable launch vehicles to be used...
by Dave Fischer Copernicus, Eratosthenes and Project Horizon Image Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State University The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team recently released...
It is often asked “Why spend money on space when we’ve got all these problems on Earth?” An eloquent response to this question was recently...
by Dave Fischer We have had several queries concerning “pintle injectors” (make sure you read the last paragraph of this post), as these are mentioned...
The National Space Society Commends the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Unanimous Approval of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. The National Space Society...
Below are summaries of the draft NASA 2010 authorization bill as of July 13, along with relevant proposed amendments, to be marked up in committee/subcommittee...
The National Space Society applauds President Obama for his expression of firm commitment for human spaceflight, and for moving forward in refining the administration’s...
SpaceX President Elon Musk released the following statement on the President’s space plan. At LONG LAST, AN INSPIRING FUTURE FOR SPACE EXPLORATION Thursday, April 15,...
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...
