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Past Award Winners Include an X 15 Pilot Astronauts Test Pilots and Other Aerospace Luminaries On August 15 2023 National Space Society Chief Executive Officer
Appointed to Seat Left Vacant by Passing of Long Serving NSS Officer Mark Hopkins On July 12 Gabriel Rothblatt a longtime space settlement advocate political
The Sub Orbital Journey Presages an Age of Space Tourism On June 29 Virgin Galactic flew its first entirely commercial mission dubbed 8220 Galactic 01
As the 27th Nation to Sign the Accords India Brings Significant Scientific and Industrial Strengths to the Moon Program Image Indian Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu signs
The Guayaquil Space Society Promoted Ecuador 8217 s Joining of NASA Led Lunar Coalition Image Gustavo Manrique Miranda Ecuador s foreign affairs minister signs the
Allied Space Advocacy Groups Propose Creation of a New Sustainable Goal for Space Development Image Karlton D Johnson Chair of the NSS Board of Governors
Wide Ranging Presentations Highlight the Complexities Facing Private and National Space Actors Image Space policy panel participants L to R Namrata Goswami Leah Cheli Ed
Ben Haldeman Wins Top Prize in the Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Competition with his LifeShip Business Plan Image Gabriel Rothblatt presents Ben
Magnificent Science Returns Earn the James Webb Space Telescope Team the NSS Wernher von Braun Memorial Award Image Karlton Johnson Chair of the NSS Board
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
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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
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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
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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
