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In an answer from a question from Mark Matthews of the Orlando Sentinel about the future of the space shuttle- OBAMA: First of all, we...

A Coalition for Space Exploration survey reports that support for space is strong. Despite the tough economic climate in the U.S., almost 90 percent of...

The Kepler Spacecraft will use the the laws of planetary motion discovered by the 17th century German scientist Johannes Kepler to find planets around distant...

In an article in the Space Review Is the US serious about space policy? by Jeff Foust. He discusses a roundtable discussion of space policy...

Chuck Divine, who has been active in NSS for decades, lost his Mother last week. Chuck and his mother were extremely close and he would...

Who will be the next NASA Administrator? The names in contention are Steve Isakowitz J. Scott Gration Charlie Bolden Lester Lyles Charles Kennel Alan Stern...

Courtney Stadd, former NASA chief of staff and White House liaison has been indicted on conflict of interest charges for assisting Mississippi State University’s GeoResources...

The End of Easy Energy and What to Do About It by James Michael Snead Abstract Easy energy refers to the current oil, coal, and...

The National Space Society was part of Space Exploration Alliance 2009 Blitz which occured February 22-24, 2009 in Washington, DC. We had 128 meetings, of...

I went to the World Space Week Awards Reception last night. It was a really nice event. Honorees included Lori Garver- President Capital Space, William...

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