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The National Space Society invites you to the next NSS Town Hall Thursday, July 20, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT NSS Senior Leadership...
Image: NSS Space Ambassadors speaking at ISDC 2023.Top Row (left to right): Stevan Akerley, Kevin Simmons, Christean Kapp, Avinash Shirode. Bottom Row (left to right):...
Allied Space Advocacy Groups Propose Creation of a New Sustainable Goal for Space Development Image: Karlton D. Johnson, Chair of the NSS Board of Governors...
Former National Space Society CEO Had a Long History of Supporting Space Initiatives Photo by Christian B. Meza. It is with condolences and appreciation for...
Former NSS President and Board of Governors Member Provided Peerless Leadership The National Space Society mourns the passing of former NSS leader Kenneth Money who...
Futurist and YouTube personality Isaac Arthur has been elected to be President of the National Space Society for a two-year term, starting immediately. He follows...
Image: Asteroid mining illustration from 2020 Cities in Space winner Allen Academy (High School category). STEAMSPACE Education Outreach® is hosting its 7th Annual Cities in...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: SpaceX ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission 1 night launch on 11 December 2022. Photo by Burt Dicht. Friends...
OPINION By Dale Skran Lots of publications run special Thanksgiving stories, or provide an editorial that opines on how lucky we are to live in...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership I took this photo of the Artemis 1 launch just outside the back door of the building...
National Space Society Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board of Directors member Dale Skran will be the guest at the next NSS Iowa...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, September 29, 2022, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Space is a Cool...
Back in 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. Apogee Books has provided an English-language NASA translation of a detailed report originally released by the USSR Academy of Sciences.
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.
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Starship 13 after “landing” in the Indian Ocean. Last week I had the opportunity to speak to...
Today, on the 57th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, this inspiring song commemorating the past and the future of our presence on the Moon...
The National Space Society (NSS) today announced that it is delivering a letter to Congress and the Administration addressing concerns and recommendations regarding NASA’s draft...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 23, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST Artemis II and Our...
