Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Crossing the Threshold: Advancing into Space to Benefit the Earth Author: Paul O. Wieland, P.E. NSS Amazon link...
This blog post was inspired by this blog post on Rookiemag.com, so enjoy. There are three basic facial expressions used by former NASA astronaut/general serious...
According to Kennedy Space Center on Facebook: “The launch of the Atlas V carrying NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), has been delayed one day to...
The National Space Society (NSS) and SPACE Canada held a press conference on November 14, 2011 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C to...
Made with NASA photos taken 240 miles above Earth and edited together by German artist Michael Konig, this 4-1/2 minute film captures some of the...
WASHINGTON — News media representatives are invited to attend a public announcement of NASA’s process for selecting its next class of astronauts. The event starts...
Soyuz TMA-22 launches from the snowy Baikonur Cosmodrome November 13, 2011 at 11:14 p.m. EST. This was the first manned launch since July 8 this...
The Spirit of Innovation Challenge invites high school teams to use science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to develop commercially viable, technology-based products in...
The Russian Mars’ moon probe Fobos-Grunt (Russian for “Phobos-Ground”) was launched yesterday. It was meant to take a tiny sample of the Martian moon Phobos, which...
Study Finds Space Solar Power is a Viable, Low Cost Energy Source Washington, D.C. The National Space Society (NSS) will hold a press conference on...
The latest addition to the NSS Space Solar Power Library is a paper by Al Globus, a member of the National Space Society Board of...
NSS congratulates Astronaut/Lt. Gen. Thomas Patten Stafford (USAF, Retired), who will be awarded the National Aeronautic Association’s prestigious 2011 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy on December...
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author: Robert “Hoot” Gibson Format: Hardcover/Kindle...
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