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Image: Office of Space Commerce website (U.S. Government). Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer, and David Huntsman, Board member of the Alliance for Space Development...
By Burt Dicht, NSS Managing Director of Membership The recently concluded ISDC 2023 featured a wondrous collection of presentations on all things related to space...
Image: NSS Space Ambassadors speaking at ISDC 2023.Top Row (left to right): Stevan Akerley, Kevin Simmons, Christean Kapp, Avinash Shirode. Bottom Row (left to right):...
Photo by Fred Becker As seen by Cliff McMurray Members of the NSS Chapter Oklahoma Space Alliance, Cliff and Claire McMurray, made the 14-hour drive...
Allied Space Advocacy Groups Propose Creation of a New Sustainable Goal for Space Development Image: Karlton D. Johnson, Chair of the NSS Board of Governors...
Wide-Ranging Presentations Highlight the Complexities Facing Private and National Space Actors Image: Space policy panel participants (L to R), Namrata Goswami, Leah Cheli, Ed Koeliner,...
Ben Haldeman Wins Top Prize in the Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Competition with his LifeShip Business Plan Image: Gabriel Rothblatt presents Ben...
Magnificent Science Returns Earn the James Webb Space Telescope Team the NSS Wernher von Braun Memorial Award Image: Karlton Johnson, Chair of the NSS Board...
Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates...
National Space Society Event Will Run from May 25-28. Discount Rates Still Available. The National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference® (ISDC®) will be held...
You are invited to attend via Zoom the next meeting of the Iowa Chapter of the National Space Society. Event Title: “Space is for Everyone:...
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...
