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The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, October 24, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Vaya Space: Engineering the...
By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership The Europa Clipper began its 1.8-billion-mile, 5½-year journey to Jupiter with a flawless launch from LC-39A at Kennedy...
Orbital Refueling, the Artemis Program’s Lunar Landing, and Voyages to Mars Now Closer to Reality Image: The Booster stage of the Starship system returning to...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, October 17, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Scaling New Heights: Delivering...
The Exclusive Newspace Gathering Takes Place November 8 and 9, 2024 The National Space Society’s Space Settlement Summit 2024 will be held November 8-9, 2024,...
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...
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:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:
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...
NASA announces prime crew for critical orbital test flight of lunar landers The National Space Society congratulates the four-person prime crew and backup astronaut selected...
The National Space Society urges NASA to move swiftly on the Commercial LEO Destinations RFP and commit to immediately fly astronauts on commercial stations upon...
