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By Dave Dressler NSS Director of Information Systems April 12th, holds particular significance in space history, marking Yuri’s Night, the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s groundbreaking
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. The king of space settlements gains new life with the release of his digitized archives.
By Dale L. Skran Copyright 2019 The deceptively simple term “space settlement” can become controversial among space advocates. The purpose of this essay is to
Opinion By Jeffrey Liss The discussion about the hundreds of millions of dollars and euros that have already been pledged to rebuild the Cathedral of
Yuri Gagarin became an international hero when he rocketed into space on April 12, 1961, becoming the first human to orbit the Earth. His pioneering
You are invited to participate with the National Space Society in the greatest adventure of human history and our manifest destiny to settle the solar
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 Alliance for Space Development (ASD), the National Space Society (NSS), and the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) are sponsoring the annual March Storm Washington DC
By Dale Skran, Chair, NSS Policy Committee February 21-23, 2016 SEA Blitz NSS will be participating in the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) 2016 legislative Blitz.
On 27 July 2015, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, eleventh President of India and a friend and inspiration to the National Space Society (NSS), passed away.
The National Space Society is organizing jointly with the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) a “home district” blitz during August when Congress is in recess and
Last week the House passed an Appropriations bill that cut the funding for NASA’s commercial crew program to restore U.S. independent crew access to the
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By Burton Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership On the morning of January 28, 1986, I had just left a design review. At the time,
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This Space Available By Emily Carney “You know who I am,” he said The speaker was an angel He coughed and shook his crumpled wings
Speaking Proposals will be Accepted at the Conference Website Through April 15, 2026 Submit your abstract for the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference®
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, January 22, 2025, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EST The World’s Premier Gateway
Passage of H.R. 6938 Restores Near Full Funding for NASA, Protecting U.S. Leadership in Exploration and Discovery The National Space Society (NSS) proudly celebrates the
Story and photos by Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image above: Artemis II rolls out of High Bay 3 of the Vertical Assembly
