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Cash Prizes Will be Awarded at the NSS Annual Conference in June 2026 The National Space Society’s sixth annual Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our
The fifth annual Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime business plan competition wrapped up in late June at the National Space Society’s International Space
The International Space Development Conference Will Be Held in Orlando in June 2025 The National Space Society is awarding its 2025 Space Pioneer Award for
The 43rd International Space Development Conference Will Be Held in Orlando on June 19-22, 2025 The National Space Society is proud to announce that Jared
Haldeman Joins Multiple Astronauts, NASA Officials, NewSpace Entrepreneurs, and other Visionaries at the ISDC The National Space Society is proud to announce Joe Haldeman as
The National Space Society will honor former NASA and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson with the inaugural Anita Gale Memorial Award for exemplary service to the
Malik to Address the Nation’s Largest Citizen’s Space Conference as He Receives the NSS Space Pioneer Award The National Space Society (NSS) is proud to
This Year’s Virtual Conference Streams Free to All The National Space Society is proud to announce the presentation of the prestigious Wernher von Braun Memorial
The National Space Society (NSS) has named the Juno mission team as the recipient of NSS’ Space Pioneer Award for Science and Engineering. The Juno
The National Space Society (NSS) has named astronaut Al Worden the 2019 recipient of NSS’ Space Pioneer Award for Historic Space Achievement. Worden flew to
The National Space Society (NSS) has named Jeffrey Manber the 2019 recipient of NSS’ Space Pioneer Award for Entrepreneurship. Jeffrey Manber is the CEO of
Dr. Martine Rothblatt has served as CEO of Geostar Corporation, is creator of WorldSpace and Sirius Satellite Radio, and is founder, Chairwoman and CEO of
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