Book Review: Return to Launch
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:
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NSS Board of Directors member Al Globus reports: We have known for some time that Near Earth Objects (NEOs) are a serious threat to civilization....
NSS Board of Directors member John K. Strickland reports: A major clue to the “Big Rocket” from SpaceX (bigger than the Falcon Heavy) was recently...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor From Ad Astra Fall 2013 Title: Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration Author: Buzz Aldrin and...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson From Ad Astra Fall 2013 Title: Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer Author:...
The National Space Society in affiliation with Ohio University is pleased to announce that the International SunSat Design Competition is now registering competitive teams. This...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: Men Into Space Author: John C. Fredriksen NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 328 Publisher:...
From SpaceX: On Monday, October 7th, Grasshopper completed its highest leap to date, rising to 744m altitude. The view above is taken from a single...
The Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft was grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm at 7:01 (EDT) this morning after a flawless approach and in-orbit...
The National Space Society and the International Space Elevator Consortium signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 August 2013. This understanding between these 501(c)(3) organizations...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Fire with Fire Author: Charles E. Gannon NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 384 Publisher:...
New program seeks to lower satellite launch costs by developing a reusable hypersonic unmanned vehicle with costs, operation and reliability similar to traditional aircraft Commercial,...
The National Space Society (NSS) and educational nonprofit Innovate Our World (IOW) have agreed to collaborate on the Moon Mission Challenge (MMC), specifically to recruit...
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