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The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, June 13, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Experiencing the Moon at...
By Robin Scott Jason Cassibry image credit: Michael Mercier, University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) The Huntsville Alabama L5 Society (HAL5) heard a presentation by Professor...
SpaceX Advances Flight Envelope Significantly With 4th Test Flight of Reusable Launch System The National Space Society applauds the successful fourth test flight of SpaceX’s...
Boeing and ULA Join SpaceX in Providing Astronaut Access to the International Space Station On Wednesday, June 5, Boeing and United Launch Alliance successfully launched...
Johnson Succeeds Recently Passed CEO Anita Gale to Assure Continued Operations On May 27, Karlton Johnson, USAF (retired), was appointed by the NSS Board of...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Spacelab Story: Science Aboard the Shuttle Author: Ben Evans Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 455 Publisher: Springer Date: April...
Veteran Aerospace Engineer Was a Member of the Organization for 33 Years The National Space Society mourns the passing of its CEO and longtime Board...
By Kelly Wu (Writer/Researcher, Antarctica Institute of Canada) and Burt Dicht (NSS Managing Director of Membership) On April 24th, NSS member, scholar and disability activist,...
Hosted by Melissa Navia of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” the ISDC Features Over 100 Sessions and Keynotes by Major Aerospace and Newspace Leaders. The...
Award for Pyle’s Body of Work in Media, Including 20 Nonfiction Space Books, NASA Publications, Recording Space History, and Excellence in Space Journalism On May...
Image: NASA SpaceX Crew 5 Launch. Credit: NASA Bill Includes an Extension of the Current Learning Period for Human Spaceflight Safety Regulation The National Space...
Photo: Gabriel Rothblatt, member of the NSS Board of Directors, at Port Canaveral NSS table. By Jennifer Munz Greetings, fellow members of the National Space...
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