Book Review: Hidden in the Heavens: The Kepler Mission
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets
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Catch -22 is the title of a Joseph Heller novel, the title comes from a catch in the rules which creates an insolvable dilemma. Catch-22
World Moon Bounce Day will be June 27 in Australia and June 26 in the U.S., Echoes of Apollo (EOA), an international space education organization,
Russia to unveil spaceship plans The Earth-orbiting version of the ship would have a mass of 12 tonnes, carry a crew of six, along with
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Author: Brian Floca Ages: 4-8 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Publisher: Atheneum/Richard
Japan aims for walking robot on the moon by 2020 Japan hopes to have a two-legged robot walk on the moon by around 2020, with
Check out the Space Settlement Nexus on the NSS website! It has numerous space settlement links including a link to the Space Settlement Library. Check
Dear Space Ambassador Program Participants We need your presence at the National Space Society International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2009, in Orlando, Florida on May
Luanr and Planetary Institute Education and Public Outreach Home Page has three educational posters avalible about the Moon, Lunar science and resources for future Development.
MEDIA ADVISORY : M09-052 NASA will honor astronaut James “Jim” Lovell, Jr., with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his contributions to
Coalition for Space Exploration Announces 2009-2010 Board of Advisors include Crystal Bloemen, Dr. Guy Bluford, James Cameron, Bradley Cheetham, Bob Crippen, Dr. Roger Crouch, Jake
NASA Watch is reporting a rumor that former congressman Nick Lampson is a candidate for NASA Administrator. He was the congressman from NASA’s Johnson Space
Space Renaissance Initiative – Press Release Press conference 2009 March 31st – 16.00 British Interplanetary Society – 27/29 South Lambeth Road – London, UK The
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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
