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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....
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, September 12, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Behind the Headlines: A...
Executive Summary The recent NASA proposal to cancel the VIPER mission underscores the significant risks inherent in large, complex, and high-cost lunar missions. However, VIPER...
The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC), in conjunction with the National Space Society (NSS), is conducting a student academic challenge contest regarding the concept of...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, August 29, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT The New World on...
Image: Some of the attendees at the Workforce & Career Exploration Day. Credit: Air Force Space and Missile Museum Foundation (AFSMMF). By Burt Dicht, NSS...
Can space elevators be moved from the realm of the theoretical into the realm of the practical? In the last few years a lot of...
Roadmap to Space Art Contest Live in a Healthy Space Design Competition
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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...
