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At 3 56 AM Pacific Daylight time Wednesday 10 October the SpaceX Dragon space craft was successfully grappled by the Canadarm on the International Space

SpaceX Press Release Cape Canaveral FL Space Exploration Technologies SpaceX successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on the first official cargo

A new 102 page study 8220 Suborbital Reusable Vehicles A 10 Year Forecast of Market Demand 8221 is now available in the NSS website Space

The National Space Society NSS congratulates Space Exploration Technologies Corporation SpaceX The Boeing Company Boeing and Sierra Nevada Corporation Sierra Nevada on their selection by

NASA Friday announced new agreements with three American commercial companies to design and develop the next generation of U S human spaceflight capabilities enabling a

Virgin Galactic Unveils LauncherOne to Deliver 225 KG Orbit for $10 MIllion Image Credit Virgin Galactic In an announcement today at the Farnborough International Air

NASA has negotiated a continuation of its successful Space Acts Agreements SAA procedures for contracting and funding of the next phase of its Commercial Crew

The National Space Society NSS congratulates Elon Musk and the entire SpaceX team on the Dragon spacecraft 8217 s historic mission to the International Space

The Dragon Spacecraft Floating in the Pacific Ocean Image Credit Michael Altenhofen SpaceX The Dragon spacecraft successfully completed all mission objectives and floats quietly in

Intelsat the world 8217 s leading provider of satellite services has announced the first commercial contract for the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket 8220 SpaceX is

25 May 2012 WASHINGTON 8212 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden offered his congratulations to the International Space Station Expedition 31 crew and mission flight control teams

At 0953 UTC on Saturday morning 26 May 2012 the hatch on Dragon was opened by Don Petitt aboard the International Space Station The ISS

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Category Nonfiction Reviewed by John J Vester Title Nuclear Rockets To the Moon and Mars Author Manfred Dutch von Ehrenfried Format Paperback Kindle Pages 270

Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New Hot Staging System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship Super

Ad Astra the NSS quarterly print digital and audio magazine has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award The awards are given yearly for 8220 Excellence

By Jennifer Muntz NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space

By Grant Henriksen NSS Policy Committee Benefit sharing is a concept that refers to the distribution of benefits derived from the exploration and use of

People residing and working in space space settlements or on long duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles

Image Artist s concept of the Blue Moon lander Credit Blue Origin Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society