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There is an average of more than one planet per star in the Milky Way Image Credit: NASA / ESA / ESO With the forthcoming...

Beginning of sunrise sequence from Gemini 7, which flew in December 1965. Photo courtesy of NASA.  The hi-res images from the Gemini program, which functioned...

The National Space Society (NSS) is proud to announce that LtCol Paul E. Damphousse USMC (Ret) has been named Executive Director effective January 1, 2012....

If John Young says it’s dangerous, it officially is. NASA photo.  Some background on this post: in the space shuttle days, one of the four...

Recently on my Facebook profile, a rather spirited debate took place over this post about the domestic violence being experienced by famous blogger/writer Penelope Trunk....

The National Space Society is a co-sponsor of the Kepler Space Institute Convention, March 14-16, 2012, at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort in South Carolina.

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Because every girl’s crazy about a sharp dressed man. Pete Conrad and his wife, Jane, 1970. Photo from Retro Space Images.  My resolution for 2012...

I usually never, ever do blogs here which share anything personally, but I’d like to use this space today to share my gratitude and happiness...

The National Space Society wishes you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season.  As we look forward to another successful year, we...

STS-133 launches in February 2011. Photo by the author taken at Space View Park, Titusville, Florida. Despite the end of the space shuttle program in...

From Sunday, February 26 through Tuesday, February 28, 2012, the National Space Society and the Space Exploration Alliance will be holding the annual grassroots visit...

Editorial by Al Globus, December 2011 Do lunar mines make sense? The answer depends on what you want to do in space. If what you...

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