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Another American Century or will it belong to Someone Else The 20th century was the American Century However Chinese competitors have made a bid for

Disabled astronauts offer unique solutions to emergencies in space According to Dr Sheri Wells Jensen of Bowling Green State University disabilities can be superpowers for

Tom Mueller a founding SpaceX employee and designer of the Merlin and Raptor engines is one of the world 8217 s foremost spacecraft propulsion experts

Image Cas Anvar of 8220 The Expanse 8221 left and Sci Fi author David Brin It 8217 s Not Too Late to Experience the Future

Image Scientists envision giant structures in space that could house acres of farms and cities Courtesy Bryan Versteeg spacehabs com 8220 What does a dinner

Image Axiom Station 1 Commercial Space Station Design Credit Axiom Space On March 30th 2018 NASA delivered to Congress the 8220 International Space Station Transition

The National Space Society NSS congratulates Representative Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 on his confirmation by the Senate to be the next NASA Administrator NSS

For 40 years two small spacecraft launched in 1977 have sped past the planets in our solar system and beyond carrying humanity s messages etched

The National Space Society has named Jeff Bezos its 2018 recipient of the prestigious Gerard K O 8217 Neill Memorial Award for Space Settlement Advocacy

Dr Frank Drake is the winner of the National Space Society 8217 s 2018 Space Pioneer Award for Science and Engineering This award honors the

National Space Society members have voted to give Freeman Dyson the prestigious Robert A Heinlein Memorial Award This award honors the work he has done

The NASA and European Space Agency Cassini and Huygens Teams are the winners of the National Space Society s 2018 Space Pioneer Awards for Science

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Image of Kalpana One space settlement courtesy Bryan Versteeg spacehabs com $32 000 in Cash Awards Given for Best Space Related Business Plans Deadline March

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