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Previously, we looked at the Europeans Space Agency (ESA) and their ATV program, which is preparing to send their resupply spacecraft, Johannes Kepler, to the...
Image from JPL/NASA – Voyager 2’s first closeup of Jupiter, 1979. 1. NASA has launched an application for Android-powered cell phones called “Spinoff.” It is...
The most recent issue of Science News (18 December 2010) has the following notes from 17 December 1960: HEAVY SHIELD UNNECESSARY — Heavy shielding as...
The latest crop harvested from the Garden on the International Space Station is Mizuna lettuce. The lettuce was returned to Earth for scientific research, aboard...
podcast For all of you space enthusiasts out there, listen to this podcast by National Space Society member Lynne Zielinski as she discusses contests for...
If you’re a space enthusiast like me, you have most likely heard of the Voyager Golden Record placed on both Voyager space probes in 1977....
by Dave Fischer The National Research Council has released Its sixth decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics. The plan focuses on three science objectives: The...
by Dave Fischer James Webb Space Telescope – Deployed Credit: NASA Video The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an infrared observatory, and a partial...
by Dave Fischer If you want humanity to explore the Solar System, you have to test the systems you plan to use for moving around...
by Dave Fischer We have had several queries concerning “pintle injectors” (make sure you read the last paragraph of this post), as these are mentioned...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers...
A Whiff of Water Found on the Moon By Richard A. Kerr Science Yes, the moon is a “wetter” place than the Apollo astronauts ever...
Back in 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. Apogee Books has provided an English-language NASA translation of a detailed report originally released by the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Meyer’s academic textbook is loaded with numerous photographs, diagrams, charts, and graphs. There are chapters on subjects such as farm machines, animal and fungi production, plant and algae production, and space menus. The farming techniques outlined in the book can be applied to lunar, Martian, or rotating space settlements.
Apogee Books has reissued its volume on Surveyor for the program’s 60th anniversary. The book is a wonder, containing a veritable treasure trove of documents on every conceivable facet of the Surveyor program.
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.
The National Space Society (NSS) enthusiastically welcomes NASA’s proposed PROMISE lunar lander, a bold step forward in expanding scientific access, mobility, and capability across the...
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Starship 13 after “landing” in the Indian Ocean. Last week I had the opportunity to speak to...
Today, on the 57th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, this inspiring song commemorating the past and the future of our presence on the Moon...
The National Space Society (NSS) today announced that it is delivering a letter to Congress and the Administration addressing concerns and recommendations regarding NASA’s draft...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, July 23, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST Artemis II and Our...
