Book Review: A Future Spacefaring Society
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
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The Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee, chaired by Norman Augustine, has issued its final report which is available online in the NSS website...
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy and Black Holes Author: Ellen Jackson Graphics: Nic Bishop Ages: 8-12...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller Title: License to Orbit Author: Joseph Pelton and Peter Marshall NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages:...
The Coalition for Space Exploration (of which NSS is a member) has released two new PSAs to “Keep America in Space” (see below).
...OMSI To Show NASA LCROSS Impacting The Moon The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) will offer space exploration enthusiasts the opportunity to watch...
AIAA Panel to Discuss Implications of Augustine Commission Report for America’s Human Space Flight Plans The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will host...
The Age of Oil is ending where it began in Pennsylvania as G20 leaders agree to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Since U.S. subsidises fossil...
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Allen G. Taylor Title: Lightcraft Flight Handbook LTI-20 Author: Leik Myrabo and John S. Lewis NSS Amazon link for this book...
A Whiff of Water Found on the Moon By Richard A. Kerr Science Yes, the moon is a “wetter” place than the Apollo astronauts ever...
Sept. 24, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 [email protected] DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 [email protected] RELEASE: 09-222 NASA INSTRUMENTS REVEAL WATER MOLECULES...
NASA Officials Warn of Tight Budgets Ahead By Amy Klamper in Space News “Budgets were tight when I was here in the 90s, but they’re...
Augustine appears before Congress about space review BY WILLIAM HARWOOD in Space Flight Now “The issue is money. That issue renders moot all other debate...
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