Book Review: A Future Spacefaring Society
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.
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New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal is the article Shielded Dumbbell L5 Settlement by Pekka Janhunen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki. Abstract...
By Dale Skran, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee NASA today announced that SpaceX has been chosen to provide a cargo vehicle, the Dragon XL...
Our vision of “People living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic...
This Space Available By Emily Carney This post will spotlight four books that defined one sub-genre in spaceflight literature – the astronaut (or, in one...
I was very fortunate to be friends with Al Worden during his last decade on this planet, before he finally made the last 60 miles...
NASA astronaut and Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden was a featured guest and speaker at the 2019 International Space Development Conference. Al was...
The National Space Society has announced that its annual International Space Development Conference (NSS ISDC®), formerly scheduled for May 28-31 in Frisco, Texas, will not...
With parents looking for more online educational activities for their children during this unprecedented time, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering free, online content...
The National Space Society mourns the passing of the Society’s supporter Alfred M. Worden, a member of the 5th class of NASA astronauts who served...
“For All Humankind,” featuring three National Space Society Governors, provides a fresh look at the first Moon landing. A new nonfiction book relives the incredible...
Author: Robert Godwin. Reviewed by: Ted Spitzmiller. The goal of this book is to reveal little known, but key participants and decisions, in the road...
The National Space Society (NSS) has named Isaac Arthur as a recipient of NSS’ Space Pioneer Award for Education via Mass Media. Isaac Arthur’s outstanding...
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