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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Author: Ashlee...
Category: Documentary film Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Beyond Tomorrow Written and Directed by: Brett Ryan Bonowicz Produced by: Brett Ryan Bonowicz, Gunny Scarfo, Reid...
Image: The James Webb Space Telescope. Art work by James Vaughan. The National Space Society (NSS) is proud to present the Wernher von Braun Memorial...
May 25-28, 2023 The National Space Society invites you to come learn about the current ideas and plans for space travel, space development and space...
NSS Board of Governors Member Has a Long History of Service in Space Advocacy On May 5, 2023, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will receive an...
SETI Institute and Mars Institute Planetary Scientist and Chief of the NASA Haughton-Mars Project Will Receive National Space Society’s Space Pioneer Award The National Space...
Test Flight Paves the Way for the Transformation of Human Spaceflight The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on a partially successful test flight of its...
Seasoned Educator, Aerospace Professional, and Retired Astronaut to Join Other Visionaries and Leaders at National Space Society Conference The National Space Society proudly announces retired...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, April 20, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST THE NEW GUYS: The...
Above image courtesy SpaceX. The first orbital test flight of Starship/Superheavy is scheduled for 8 AM Eastern Monday April 17, with a launch window lasting...
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...
