Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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The National Space Society (NSS) is looking for student artists to create illustrations for the NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement. Submitted artwork should realistically illustrate...
By Michael Mackowski There are many ways folks express their interest in the space program. Some space enthusiasts read everything they can find and often...
We recommend switching to HD full screen for this video if your bandwidth allows. From high above the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) provides...
Made with NASA photos taken 240 miles above Earth and edited together by German artist Michael Konig, this 4-1/2 minute film captures some of the...
A time-lapse created by science educator James Drake, who compiled 600 publicly available images taken from the front of the International Space Station as it...
The Coalition for Space Exploration wants to hear from the American public about what they envision for the future of space exploration. The Coalition is...
Philip J. Bond, an illustrator, did a series from 2009 illustrating various women astronauts and cosmonauts in the history of the space age. These illustrations...
The National Space Society announces that the winning video in the 2010 NSS in Second Life Machinima Contest is “Dreamer’s Journey” by Rocksea Renegade. Second...
The National Space Society wishes Apollo 11 astronaut, and NSS Governor, Buzz Aldrin, great success in his latest adventure. As the next installment in his...
The National Space Society is greatly saddened by the news that renowned space artist and long time advocate for human space exploration and settlement, Robert...
THE MOON FOR ALL MANKIND – THE MALTA MOON The moon is our closest celestial body and by far the brightest object in the night...
Many people have cited science fiction as instilling in them an interest in space exploration. For me it wasn’t just science fiction but also space...
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