Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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Beyond Augustine by Dennis Wingo There are many ideas that have been scoffed at or sidelined, like In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) that could be
By far the two most remarkable photographs of the twentieth century are the ones shown above. For they encapsulate the whole evolutionary and cultural history
NSS Members Receive “Membership Rate” National Space Society members are invited to register at a discounted rate for the 12th annual International Mars Society Convention,
Dr. John Bossard has come up with this new term. “Exvironmentalism”. The word environment comes from the word “environ”. Your “environs” would be the places
I went to the DC – L5 chapter meeting of the NSS on Sunday. DC-L5 meets in the Tysons-Pimmit Library in Falls Church Virginia. Which
Chuck Divine, who has been active in NSS for decades, lost his Mother last week. Chuck and his mother were extremely close and he would
The National Space Society Awards Committee is very pleased to announce to the NSS community and the larger space community that longtime activist and editor
The members of the Executive Director Search Committee are Greg Allison, Rick Zucker, Joe Redfield, Al Globus and Lynne Zielinski. David Brandt-Erichsen was elected to
The National Space Society is moving its headquarters. Starting March 1st the new address is 1155 15th Street NW Suite 500 Washington DC 20005 The
Since George Whitesides has decided to follow other Opportunities. Posted by Mark Hopkins Call For Applications For The Position Of Executive Director Of The
I am, Karen Cramer Shea. I have been around the Space Movement in many different capacites for my entire life. The first party I helped
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher: Hardwired Date: January, 1996 ISBN:
