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The Coalition for Space Exploration wants to hear from the American public about what they envision for the future of space exploration. The Coalition is...

by Howard Bloom National Space Society Board of Governors Recently The Economist magazine featured a piece inspired by the end of the Shuttle Era entitled,...

The cover story of the July 2 edition of The Economist loudly proclaims “The End of the Space Age.” National Space Society Director Al Globus...

Jeff Greason’s speech at the Awards Dinner at the 2011 NSS International Space Development Conference is being widely regarded as a major statement in the...

Robert Bigelow, Founder and President of Bigelow Aerospace, will be the Honored Keynote Speaker at the 2011 International Space Development Conference (ISDC) Governors’ Dinner and...

The NSS International Space Development Conference (ISDC) will be this May 18-22 at the Von Braun Center and Embassy Suites Hotel and Spa in Huntsville,...

The 30th International Space Development Conference (ISDC), the annual gathering of the National Space Society (NSS), is coming to the Von Braun Center in Huntsville...

by Brian Cleaver “I am definitely in.” It was these four words that I had said to Rick Zucker, Executive Vice President of the National...

The March issue of Popular Science magazine provides a feature cover story titled “After Earth: The Case for Populating the Universe — and How We’ll...

From February 27–March 1, 2011, the National Space Society (NSS) and the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) will be holding the annual Legislative Blitz in Washington,...

NSS has emphatically requested that the House of Representatives adopt the Senate version of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. The vote on this issue...

Mon, 13 September, 2010 www.spacenews.com/commentaries By Don Flournoy The 2010 U.S. National Space Policy, which supports a robust and competitive commercial space sector, is good...

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