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The National Space Society’s Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Prize Business Plan Competition is still accepting submissions for its 2025 cash awards. This

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, August 29, 2024, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT The New World on

A total of 26,725 students participated in the 2023 NSS Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest with 4,567 entries from 19 countries around the world.

This Space Available, By Emily Carney. The king of space settlements gains new life with the release of his digitized archives.

By Dale Skran Most NSS members take it for granted that the term “space development” is widely understood. After all, we have been running the

The National Space Society is pleased to announce the latest Dr. Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Competition, which will award three cash prizes

“…And then they fight…” By Dale Skran Image from the program on Discovery+ with red graphic added There is an old cliché that new ideas

Second Annual Business Plan Contest Doubles Prize Money The National Space Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Martine Rothblatt has renewed her challenge to

Many familiar faces among the NewSpace entrepreneurs, including Jeff Bezos, were O’Neill acolytes in their younger days. His story is, from start to finish, the

You are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, October 28, 2021, 9:00 to 10:15 PM EDT Farming in Space for Future Space

You are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, June 3, 2021, 9:00 to 10:15 PM EDT Gerard K. O’Neill and the Future

Multiverse Media & Space Channel to host the online premiere of the documentary film “The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O’Neill” on

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