Book Review: Reentry
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
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Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Charlene Brusso From Ad Astra Fall 2015 Title: Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Space Flight Author: Margaret
Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Gina Hagler Title: Explore the Cosmos Like Neil deGrasse Tyson Author: C.A.P. Saucier Ages: 8 to 12 NSS Amazon link
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Gerald W. Driggers Title: Leviathan Wakes Author: James S. A. Corey (pen name for Dan Abraham and Ty Frank) NSS Amazon
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Steve Adamczyk Title: The Twenty-First Century in Space Author: Ben Evans NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages: 519
By Gary Barnhard & Uma Shri Verma Being in space and looking down at the Earth, astronauts are hit with an astounding reality: our planet
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles Author:
The Alliance for Space Development, of which the National Space Society is a member, is a cosponsor of the October 16-17 New Worlds 2015 conference
NASA is partnering with Harmonic, a worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, to launch NASA TV UHD, the first ever non-commercial consumer ultra-high definition (UHD)
In CBS’ first interview with the Apollo 11 astronauts on Face the Nation in 1969 (5-minute segment shown below), Buzz Aldrin discussed future goals for
“He’s not heavy, he’s my brother”: Jim Worden wheels Al Worden around at Al’s 50th birthday party in 1982. The wheelchair was a joke. The
Al Worden’s family waves goodbye to him prior to his launch to the Moon in July 1971. He is flanked by crewmembers Dave Scott (front)
Janet Ivey of Janet’s Planet is NOW IN ORBIT as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Space Society Janet Ivey, a
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned Author:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg, spacehabs.com $32,000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space-Related Business Plans — Deadline March 1, 2024
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:
Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space
By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of
People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The
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