Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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Story and Photos by Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Above: Burt asking a question at the April 1 NASA press conferences “Will it go?”...
America is opening a new chapter of lunar exploration The National Space Society sends heartfelt congratulations to NASA, the crew of Artemis 2, and the...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership NSS Space Coast Correspondent Above: Artemis II on the launch pad with the Moon its target. Photo...
A new NSS Position Paper “Lunar Bases Should Be the Focus of Artemis” has just been released. Summary The National Space Society (NSS) argues that...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent When NASA’s Apollo program sent humans to the Moon between 1969 and 1972, it took 400,000 engineers, scientists,...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent “Hey, Let’s Go to the Moon” I was at Kennedy Space Center yesterday for the arrival of the...
The National Space Society (NSS) is proud to announce the successful completion of March Storm 2026, a citizen‑advocacy event that brings space supporters from across...
The NSS International Space Development Conference will be held in McLean, VA, June 4-7, 2026 Famed science fiction author Dr. David Brin will be a...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, March 26, 2026, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST Space Ace: A Combat...
On July 17, 1969, The New York Times published one of the most unusual corrections in its history. Forty-nine years earlier the paper had mocked...
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership NSS Space Coast Correspondent Over the years, I have been fortunate to meet 174 space explorers. Yes,...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Rollout Set for March 19 Today I was in the press room at the Kennedy Space Center for...
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author: Robert “Hoot” Gibson Format: Hardcover/Kindle...
The 44th Annual International Space Development Conference will be held in McLean, VA, June 4-7, 2026 The National Space Society is pleased to announce that...
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