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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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The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, Augusts 15, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Bringing Columbia Home: The...
Back in 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. Apogee Books has provided an English-language NASA translation of a detailed report originally released by the USSR Academy of Sciences.
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.
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Starship 13 after “landing” in the Indian Ocean. Last week I had the opportunity to speak to...
Today, on the 57th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, this inspiring song commemorating the past and the future of our presence on the Moon...
The National Space Society (NSS) today announced that it is delivering a letter to Congress and the Administration addressing concerns and recommendations regarding NASA’s draft...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 23, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST Artemis II and Our...
