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Multiverse Media & Space Channel to host the online premiere of the documentary film “The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O’Neill” on...
On Wednesday, the National Space Society elected Anita Gale as the Chair of its Executive Committee (CEO). Gale is a retired Boeing Associate Technical Fellow...
For the first time, NSS is bringing together the presidents of two prominent space advocacy organizations. Join us for a “Conversation with the Presidents” featuring...
Opinion by Dale Skran Image: SN10 vaults skyward 03 03 2021, courtesy SpaceX A bit more than a year and a half ago [August 28,...
NASA and the Rise of Commercial Space: A Symposium to Examine the Meaning(s) and Context(s) of Commercial Space Wednesday – March 17, 2021 – Friday,...
By Jessica Berger, NSS Legal Fellow Pollution isn’t the first thing people usually think of when they are talking about space exploration and development. But...
You are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, February 25, 2021, 9:00 to 10:15 PM EST SPACE SETTLEMENT PERSPECTIVES Featuring two presentations:...
The National Space Society urges the rapid selection of a dynamic new NASA administrator to replace Jim Bridenstine. NASA is currently engaged in many important...
NSS in Cooperation with MMAARS, Inc. Rolls Out 2021 Health and Diet Contest for Long Duration Space Flight By Bill Gardiner, NSS Space Health and...
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...
