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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: In the Belly of the Whale Author: Michael Flynn Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 400 Publisher: Caezik SF &...

Image: Drone view of the Haughton-Mars Project Base Camp located on Devon Island in the High Arctic. Credit: HMP/Pascal Lee. The National Space Society recently...

Crew-9 Launch Was a Balance of Precision and Perseverance Image: Aleksandr Gorbunov (l) and Nick Hague (r) at the crew walkout; Crew-9 liftoff from SLC-40,...

Inside the 45th Weather Squadron’s Critical Role in Space LaunchesForecast for Crew-9 Launch Currently FavorableImage: 45th Weather Squadron Control Room. Credit: Robert Sherman, Fox News...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age Author: Eric Berger Format:...

By Burton DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership The chartered Gulfstream jet touched down at the Kennedy Space Center’s Space Shuttle Landing Facility on Saturday, September...

You Are Invited to Apply for the 2026 Christa McAuliffe National Space Educator Award. Apply by November 30, 2025. By Lynne F. ZielinskiVice President of...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel Coniglio Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 162...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Town Hall Thursday, September 19, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Accelerating Space Education: University...

Record-Breaking Mission Helps Pave the Way for Private Citizens in Space On September 10, the first Polaris Dawn mission departed the Kennedy Space Center for...

Also Supports the Decision to Return the Spacecraft Without Astronauts Aboard Image: Starliner firing maneuvering thrusters as it departs the International Space Station. Credit: NASA...

There are Better Options than Outright Cancellation of this Valuable Mission Image: Rendering of NASA’S VIPER rover on its originally intended mission to the Moon....

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