
Book Review: Return to Launch
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:
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Member of the NSS Policy Committee David Cheuvront, a retired NASA engineer and risk-analysis expert, was interviewed at the ISDC by Downlink.co (unrelated to the...
March 12-16, 2017 By Dale L. Skran, NSS Executive Vice President March Storm is the primary Washington, D.C., legislative blitz for the Alliance for Space...
The National Space Society (NSS) declares that in consideration of the achievements by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing over the past few years, it is...
NSS members supported the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) DC Blitz (Feb. 26-28) this year. A major theme of this year’s blitz was to pass the...
To NSS Members and anyone who supports a Citizen’s Space Agenda (a message from NSS Executive Vice President Dale Skran): I hope you all are...
The Alliance for Space Development (ASD), the National Space Society (NSS), and the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) are sponsoring the annual March Storm Washington DC...
Howard Bloom, member of the National Space Society Board of Governors, has a guest opinion blog on the Scientific American Blog: NASA Should Build a...
On Saturday, October 8th, the National Space Society (NSS) organized a workshop directed at recommending a space policy to the new Administration. Eleven thought leaders...
The Alliance for Space Development (ASD), the National Space Society (NSS), and the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) are sponsoring the annual March Storm Washington DC...
On Saturday October 8th, 2016, NSS organized a workshop directed at recommending a space policy to the new Administration. Steve Jurvetson, a partner at the...
By Dale Skran, National Blitz Coordinator Sponsors: The August 2016 Home District Blitz was jointly sponsored by the National Space Society (NSS), Space Frontier Foundation...
NSS Director Peter Garretson has just published a significant article on what the new President likely won’t be hearing about space, but should be. Here...

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs Author: Subodhana Wijeyeratne Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Space Shock: 18 Threats That Will Define Space Power Authors: Peter A. Garretson
OPINION By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: New Glenn Second Stage (Credit: Blue Origin) When Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 mission (NG-3) suffered...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent (Updated post) I was at Jetty Park this morning with fellow NSS member Fred Becker to witness the...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 348 Publisher: University...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent NSS Managing Director of Membership More than half a century after the last Apollo astronauts left the Moon’s...
Now we must focus on continued forward-looking goals In the evening of April 10, the Artemis 2 mission concluded with a flawless reentry and splashdown...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Artemis II – By the Numbers Flight Day 10 — Friday, April 10, 2026 Status at Wake-Up The...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent THE FINAL FULL DAY IN SPACE Flight Day 9 – Almost Home On their last full day in...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent HEADING HOME Flight Day 8 in deep space The Artemis II crew began Flight Day 8 at 200,278...