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2014 Grand Prize Winner: Arcturus Space Settlement by Bogdan Alexandru Cionca The National Space Society is hosting the 2015 Roadmap to Space Settlement International Student...
The National Space Society announces that the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta mission team is the winner of its 2015 Space Pioneer Award for science...
The National Space Society announces that NBC space news correspondent Jay Barbree is the winner of its 2015 Space Pioneer Award for mass media. This...
The Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Rover and Science Team is the winner of the National Space Society’s Wernher von Braun Memorial Award. This award will...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Crater Author: Homer Hickam Ages: 10 to YA NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Audible Pages:...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight Author: Charles Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom NSS Amazon link for...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: The Earth-Mars Chronicles Vol. 2: Home for Humanity Author: Gerald W. Driggers NSS Amazon link for this...
The National Space Society announces that former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver is the winner of its 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the non-legislative Government...
Enterprise in Space Orbiter Design Contest Winner The results are in and the three winners of the NSS Enterprise In Space Orbiter Design Contest have...
From Dale Skran, Deputy Chair, NSS Policy Committee: One of the major foci of the NSS Policy Committee has been and continues to be supporting...
Boeing version: Trailer for “Journey to Space” IMAX 3D film opening February 2015. SpaceX version: Animation of Falcon Heavy launch with booster return.
...Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) 2015 Legislative Blitz The National Space Society will be participating in the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) 2015 Legislative Blitz. During the...
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.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, June 18, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST NOTE NEW TIME! The...
