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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...
The National Space Society Awards Committee is very pleased to announce to the NSS community and the larger space community that longtime activist and editor...
Government Accountability Office released NASA Assessments of Selected Large-Scale Projects What GAO Found GAO assessed 18 NASA projects with a combined life-cycle cost of more...
The National Space Society (NSS) was informed that President Obama has requested $18.7 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Fiscal Year...
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...
