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The National Space Society’s Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Prize Business Plan Competition is still accepting submissions for its 2025 cash awards. This
Executive Summary The recent NASA proposal to cancel the VIPER mission underscores the significant risks inherent in large, complex, and high-cost lunar missions. However, VIPER
Roadmap to Space Art Contest Live in a Healthy Space Design Competition
By Burt Dicht, NSS Managing Director of Membership Photo credit: Elizabeth Schneider On July 20, 2024, the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing,
The National Space Society (NSS) has issued a summary report on its activities in 2023. The report provides a great introduction to the range and
Image: Burt Dicht inside NOAA Gulfstream IV Story and photos by Burt Dicht, NSS Managing Director of Membership On June 25 I had the unique
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
Former Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar and “Overview Effect” Author Frank White Join Board The National Space Society recently completed elections for its Board of Directors. While
Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals Award “Honors the Messengers and Creators of the Information Revolution” For the second time in two years, “Ad Astra”
Johnson Succeeds Recently Passed CEO Anita Gale to Assure Continued Operations On May 27, Karlton Johnson, USAF (retired), was appointed by the NSS Board of
Veteran Aerospace Engineer Was a Member of the Organization for 33 Years The National Space Society mourns the passing of its CEO and longtime Board
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By Burton Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership On the morning of January 28, 1986, I had just left a design review. At the time,
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This Space Available By Emily Carney “You know who I am,” he said The speaker was an angel He coughed and shook his crumpled wings
Speaking Proposals will be Accepted at the Conference Website Through April 15, 2026 Submit your abstract for the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference®
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, January 22, 2025, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST The World’s Premier Gateway
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
