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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Passage of H.R. 6938 Restores Near Full Funding for NASA, Protecting U.S. Leadership in Exploration and Discovery The National Space Society (NSS) proudly celebrates the...
Story and photos by Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image above: Artemis II rolls out of High Bay 3 of the Vertical Assembly...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Every time I drive the NASA Causeway toward the National Space Society offices at the Kennedy Space...
“He’s the right person at the right time,” NSS CEO Says The National Space Society extends its congratulations to Jared Isaacman for the Senate’s vote...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Ascension: Life Lessons from the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy for Engineers, Managers, and Leaders Author: Steven Hirshorn...
Opinion by Dale Skran I’ve been writing columns on the prospects for the Space Launch System (SLS) for several years now, and one of the...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts Author: Valerie Neal Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 360 pages...
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...
By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership Image: 3.5 min timelapse of historic 100th launch as SpaceX Starlink 6-78 mission streaks to orbit between another...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John Vester Title: Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story Author: Jeffrey Kluger Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 304 Publisher: St....
The National Space Society (NSS) welcomes the renomination of Jared Isaacman to serve as the NASA Administrator. The organization views Mr. Isaacman as exceptionally well...
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...
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