Book Review: The People’s Spaceship
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Era, and Public Engagement after Apollo
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Perhaps the greatest space-themed film of all time was 1983’s The Right Stuff. This film is based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 literary opus of the
This film is pretty grainy but these tests date from the late 1950s to the 1960s, in the early days of manned/unmanned launch vehicles. At
“To boldly go where no noms have gone before” In 1963, France – for some unknown reason – decided it would be a cool idea
From left, Deke Slayton, Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, and John L. “Jack” Swigert, 1970 Jack Swigert was like the Don Draper of the astronaut corps
“1966: Gemini 8 (NASA)” This footage from Gemini 8 is murky at best, but remember this mission went into space 44 years ago. Here’s some
Announcement of the Kalam-NSS Energy Initiative The NSS Press Conference Announcement By Dr. A.P.J. Kalam, Former President of India Our Vision for this unique initiative,
“Swigert, you can’t take these girls with you, CUT IT OUT” – Andre Courreges “Moon Girls” Collection, mid-1960s. The blog “A Glimpse of Glamour” did
Some footage of Apollo 7’s mission in 1968. These old NASA videos are pretty amazing. Emily Carney is a writer, space enthusiast, and creator of
“We are all BFFs! Really!!!!!” From left, Apollo 7’s Walter Cunningham, Donn Eisele, and Wally Schirra In October 1968, Apollo 7 was launched into space
Philip J. Bond, an illustrator, did a series from 2009 illustrating various women astronauts and cosmonauts in the history of the space age. These illustrations
If you’re a space enthusiast like me, you have most likely heard of the Voyager Golden Record placed on both Voyager space probes in 1977.
The crew of Apollo 15, from left: Dave Scott, Al Worden, and Jim Irwin. 1971 NASA photo. After the successful, seminal moon missions in
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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
