Book Review: Reentry
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
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The National Space Society (NSS) is looking for student artists to create illustrations for the NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement. Submitted artwork should realistically illustrate
If you’re lucky enough to visit Florida’s Space Coast, there are a few unsung places that will provide excitement to dedicated space enthusiasts who love
Lynne F. Zielinski, National Space Society (NSS) officer and director has been selected by the National Space Club as the 2013 recipient of the National
Courtesy KurzweilAI.net: A petition to the White House to task the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to examine space solar power (SSP)
New nonprofit foundation to move U.S. farther and faster toward its destiny as world leader in technical innovation, science, exploration and discovery Full Press Conference:
Calling all exhibitors! The International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2013 exhibitor sign-up form is now open. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2013. Go
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: The Seven Stars of Matariki Author: Toni Rollerston-Cummins Illustrator: Nikki Slade-Robinson Ages: 4 and up NSS Amazon
NSS is proud to announce that nearly 700 backers from over 20 nations have considerably exceeded our funding milestone of $35,000 in our first-ever Kickstarter
The same day that asteroid 2012 DA14 is approaching close to Earth, a meteorite explosion in Russia has injured over 900 people, mostly from broken
Robert Heinlein, the famous science fiction author, said “Once you reach orbit, you’re halfway to anywhere in the solar system.” Well, our campaign has now
31 January 2013. Copyright European Space Agency (ESA). Reproduced with permission. Setting up a lunar base could be made much simpler by using a 3D
by James Dean, copyright Florida Today, January 18 (reproduced with permission) Brevard space organization resets focus, changes name The space program is changing, and with
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned Author:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates