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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
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The Florida Space Coast Chapter of the National Space Society (NSS) has changed its name to the Florida Space Development Council (FSDC) to better reflect...
Paul Damphousse, Executive Director of the National Space Society, was interviewed on The Space Show on January 6, 2013. The program is archived here —...
Here is a simple way you can help support the National Space Society during your holiday shopping — and throughout the year — simply by...
The National Space Society congratulates Felix Baumgartner and the entire Red Bull Stratos team on the Mission to the Edge of Space, in which Baumgartner...
This advisory announcement is to update everyone that the selection and assignments of the top 10 ambassadors from the Space Ambassadors Program will not be...
The National Space Society congratulates Silver Marketing, Inc. for the exemplary work it has done to publish the Society’s Ad Astra magazine. Multiple awards were...
NSS thanks our members: We just passed the 10,000th online renewal and have also set a record year-to-date for online renewals. Thank you for reaching...
The National Space Society (NSS) is pleased to announce Dr. Stephen Hawking as the 14th recipient of NSS’s Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award. The award...
The National Space Society wishes you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season. As we look forward to another successful year, we...
The Grand Prize for the 2011 NASA/NSS Space Settlement Contest went to a team of seven high school students from Punjab, India, for their double-torus...
“The National Space Society (NSS) commends NASA and the Executive Branch for proposing to increase spending for science, technology, and sustainable economic development in space;...
The National Space Society (“NSS”) congratulates one of its own, Tim Pickens, on the sale of his successful pioneering NewSpace company, Orion Propulsion, Inc. (“OPI”),...
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