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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Blog for and about space settlement on July 20th July 20th 2009 is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. July 20th is
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Mars (Updated Edition) Author: Melanie Chrismer Ages: 4-8 NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages:
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Mark Mayfield (Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra) From Ad Astra, Winter 2008 Title: A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Deborah Martin (Associate Editor, Ad Astra) From Ad Astra, Winter 2008 Title: NASA/ART: 50 Years of Exploration Authors: James D. Dean
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy From Ad Astra Winter 2008 Title: Return to Luna: Stories from the Lunar Settlements Editor: Eric L. Reynolds NSS
Review Panel Hears Rival Plans for New Spaceflights In dueling PowerPoint presentations before the 10-member panel, appointed by the Obama administration in April, NASA officials
Spaced Out: Is Solar Power From Satellites Achievable? By Keith Johnson in the Wall Street Journal Space-based solar power is back in vogue these days,
Shortsighted, reckless plan: Cutting NASA’s budget would hurt economy BY ROBERT HOPKINS in Florida Today Hertzfeld observed, although immense, the economic value of these space-based
Twelfth International Mars Society Convention will be at University of Maryland, College Park on July 30 – August 2, 2009 Multiple C-Span videos of the
Here is Mike Snead’s Presentation from the Space Solar Power Track at the ISDC. It is a great analysis of future energy needs and availability.
Should India and the US cooperate on space solar power? by Taylor Dinerman If the US has a serious medium-term need for a very large
Space Expectations Survey (closed) by A Cosmic Study by the International Academy of Astronautics. Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans committee istaking comments and
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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
