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Join the NSS Space Ambassadors team for an informative mini-track session at ISDC this year. For three hours on Saturday afternoon, you can learn what
It’s beginning to feel like round two of the space race. The Moon is still the primary objective, but now several nations and private organizations
Earlier this year I became a NSS Space Ambassador. My first presentation as an ambassador was The Future of Human Space Exploration which I
Every year, October 4-10 is designated World Space Week by the United Nations. It’s a natural opportunity for space enthusiasts, particularly NSS Space Ambassadors, to
Where are the college graduates that space companies need to hire? Recent reports indicate they are in short supply or are unaware of aerospace industry
You are invited to participate with the National Space Society in the greatest adventure of human history and our manifest destiny to settle the solar
The NSS Space Ambassadors Program is a venue to allow people worldwide to communicate the benefits of space exploration to our daily lives and to
This advisory announcement is to update everyone that the selection and assignments of the top 10 ambassadors from the Space Ambassadors Program will not be
On May 7th, 2011, the National Space Society’s Space Ambassador program began its year-long mission. The top ambassador will be assigned a research trip to
Dear Space Ambassador Program Participants We need your presence at the National Space Society International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2009, in Orlando, Florida on May
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By Burton Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership On the morning of January 28, 1986, I had just left a design review. At the time,
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Story and photos by Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image above: Artemis II rolls out of High Bay 3 of the Vertical Assembly
