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There is a new Space Solar Power Fan Page on Facebook. Joining this page will allow fans of SSP to be kept informed of the...
One man’s quest to honor America’s Saturn V rocket – The story of the biggest scale model rocket ever built On April 25, 2009, history...
Ideas: The Central Thrust of the NSS Strategic Plan When we were in the early stages of producing the NSS Strategic Plan, we analyzed what...
Speakers Buzz Aldrin- Lunar module pilot for Apollo 11 and former Chairman of the NSS Board of Governors Elon Musk -Co-founder of PayPal and Space...
PG&E is seeking approval from state regulators for a power purchase agreement with Solaren Corp., a Southern California company that has contracted to deliver 200...
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Stephen Adamczyk Title: Saturn I/IB: The Complete Manufacturing and Test Records Author: Alan Lawrie NSS Amazon link for this book Format:...
Obama looks at climate engineering The president’s new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies...
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...
Meyer’s academic textbook is loaded with numerous photographs, diagrams, charts, and graphs. There are chapters on subjects such as farm machines, animal and fungi production, plant and algae production, and space menus. The farming techniques outlined in the book can be applied to lunar, Martian, or rotating space settlements.
Apogee Books has reissued its volume on Surveyor for the program’s 60th anniversary. The book is a wonder, containing a veritable treasure trove of documents on every conceivable facet of the Surveyor program.
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.
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, June 18, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST NOTE NEW TIME! The...
