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When NASA was founded, only a government program could undertake a voyage from the Earth to the Moon. This may not be true in the...

The Washington DC-based National Space Society (NSS) has been a consistent supporter of competition in NASA’s Commercial Crew program to ferry astronauts to the International...

By Dale L. Skran, Deputy Chair, NSS Policy Committee During the month of August 2014, NSS volunteer Blitz teams visited 24 Representatives and Senators from...

NSS is organizing a “home district” blitz during August when Congress is in recess and members of Congress are most probably in their home districts....

U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Derek Kilmer (D-WA) have introduced bipartisan legislation to expand opportunities and protections for private space companies looking to explore...

The Washington DC-based National Space Society (NSS) strongly recommends in a position paper issued today that Congress should fully support the Commercial Crew program in...

The following was sent to key Congressional leaders. Washington, DC (June 18, 2014) Attention Members House/Senate Conference Committee: National Space Society Urges House/Senate Conference to...

On June 5, 2014 NSS issued an alert to the NSS Political Action Network concerning support for Commercial Crew in the current Senate Appropriations Bill....

The following Op-Ed article appears in the May 12 issue of SpaceNews. By Paul Werbos, Dale Skran | May. 12, 2014 The SpaceNews editorial “A...

Book Review: The Case for Space Solar Power, by John C. Mankins Reviewed by: Paul Werbos, Executive Vice President, National Space Society If you, like...

The Washington DC-based National Space Society (NSS) has been a consistent supporter of NASA’s Commercial Crew program to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station...

On February 15, 2013, a meteor exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia. The blast damaged over 7,000 buildings and almost 1,500 people suffered injuries...

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