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NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy Publishes Report on Clean Power from Space but Leaves Critical Gaps in Technology and Economic Assessments Image: A...

There have been two significant advances in space solar power reported this month, in one of which NSS played a role. NSS and the space...

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, March 23, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST “Space Solar Power: The...

By Al Globus, NSS Board of Directors Somewhat simplified, Space Solar Power (SSP) consists of gathering sunlight energy in space, converting this energy to microwaves,...

By Joseph M. Rauscher NSS Board of Directors NSS Space Solar Power Program Manager Image: SPS-ALPHA concept courtesy John C. Mankins. Space Solar Power (SSP)...

Space Solar Power Symposium 2022 at ISDC May 26-27. Full schedule below. On behalf of the National Space Society (NSS), we invite you to participate...

Tokyo commits to space solar power demo by 2025 The National Space Society (NSS) strongly supports Japan’s updated plan for space solar power, which calls...

Important Call to Action for Space Settlement and Development A major report from the State of the Space Industrial Base 2021 Workshop, held in New...

The National Space Society (NSS) supports the recent UK government proposal for operational space solar power (SSP) by 2040. Prepared by the Frazer-Nash Consultancy, the...

By Al Globus, National Space Society Board of Directors Space solar power (SSP) usually involves gathering energy in space, converting it into a microwave beam,...

Orbiting Solar Power Stations Would Help to Save the Environment It’s important that the U.S. remain a leader in SSP efforts … the result will...

Clean and Unlimited Power from Space Will Mitigate Climate Change The National Space Society is pleased to support the Beyond Earth Institute’s recently announced open...

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Book Review: Designing Farms in Space

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.

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