Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership “In Space for Earth” is more than just the title of a presentation. It captures a vision for
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race Author: Christian Davenport Format:
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, September 18, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST In Space for Earth:
NSS Statement of Support for the below Op-Ed by Dr. Alan Stern: Saving NASA’s Paid-For Missions The National Space Society (NSS) strongly endorses the urgent
Category: Nonfiction(?) Reviewed by: Dale Skran (from Ad Astra Winter 2025) Title: Ground Control: An Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration Author: Savannah
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, September 11, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST The Commercial Space Office:
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Cassini’s Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth Author: Katie Venit
The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC), in conjunction with the National Space Society (NSS), is conducting a student academic challenge contest regarding how space elevators
The Company Has Demonstrated the Basic Capabilities Required to Move Ahead with the Starship Program On the evening of August 26, SpaceX successfully conducted its
The National Space Society (NSS) commends the Senate Appropriations Committee for its bipartisan support of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in the FY2026 Commerce, Justice, and
By Lynne F. ZielinskiVice President of Education Emerita, National Space SocietySpace Educator Award Chair, National Space Club & Foundation The National Space Society (NSS) is
The NSS-affiliated nonprofit Expanding Frontiers (ExF) recently signed the Washington Compact on Norms of Behavior for Commercial Space Operations, a landmark initiative led by the
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