Book Review: A Future Spacefaring Society
We are at the cusp of building an orbital industrial infrastructure and establishing human settlements in space. This book investigates what it takes to do that.
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I am presently writing comments on a Space Policy Paper and I was pointing the author to a column written by my father, John G....
George Abbey, Neal Lane and John Muratore wrote Maximizing NASA’s Potential in Flight and on the Ground: Recommendations for the Next Administration for the James...
At the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program meeting Neil DeGrasse Tyson said NASA should get out of Low Earth Orbit (LEO)....
The National Space Society and the Space Exploration Alliance are having the 2009 Legislative Blitz February 22-24 in Washington DC. Come to the Capitol and...
Note: This is not an National Space Society Initiative The Space Renaissance Initiative is working, together with other pro-space organizations and groups, to organize a...
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration is reportedly favored to be nominated as the next NASA Administrator according to MSNBC. His space experience was...
Check out http://obamanasa.uservoice.com/ to vote nominate and comment on other peoples choices. Obama will most likely appoint a new NASA Administrator. Who would you like...
Today, I attended the Committee on Rationale and Goals of U.S. Civil Space Program meeting in Washington DC. Dr. Buzz Aldrin was testifying, (member of...
Information about the Citizen’s Briefing Book can be found on Wikipedia and The Chicago Tribune Share your ideas on any issue facing the new administration,...
There is an interesting discussion going on at change.gov about using space solar power as a means of achieving energy independence in an environmentally friendly...
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