Book Review: NASA’s Discovery Program
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration Author: Susan
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On Tuesday an experimental unit on NASA s Perseverance rover called MOXIE achieved a remarkable milestone on Mars extracting oxygen from the Martian atmosphere The
National Space Society leaders were optimistic about NASA s future following Wednesday s Senate confirmation hearing regarding former Senator Bill Nelson as the new NASA
The National Space Society extends its heartiest congratulations to the team behind the Mars helicopter Ingenuity the Perseverance rover and the infrastructure orbiting the Red
Image To left SpaceX s lunar Starship is seen next to the baseline design now being tested Credit SpaceX The National Space Society strongly supports
The National Space Society is proud to support the nomination of former astronaut Pamela Melroy as the Deputy Administrator of NASA where she will support
Former Senator and Shuttle Veteran Nominated as Agency Administrator Leaders of the National Space Society congratulated former Senator Bill Nelson on his nomination as the
High Altitude Test Flight is a Huge Step Toward National Space Society Goals of Space Settlement On December 9 at 5 45 p m EST
NSS Mourns the Loss of a Visionary NSS Leader Dr Ben Bova a prolific and visionary author of science fiction President Emeritus and Governor of
National Space Society 8217 s Ongoing Support for Commercial Spaceflight Shows Results On Tuesday at 11 01 pm Eastern Time SpaceX s Crew 1 flight
The National Space Society NSS commends NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine for his signal achievement announced on October 13 that seven countries have signed on to
A Small Announcement May Have Large Consequences for Space Development The National Space Society NSS enthusiastically supports NASA s September 10 announcement to purchase Moon
The National Space Society looks forward to the swift confirmation of Dr Greg Autry as the incoming Chief Financial Officer of NASA Dr Autry s
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: NASA’s Discovery Program: The First Twenty Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration Author: Susan
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television Author: Chris
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos Author: Lisa
Category: Children’s Books Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: An Unlikely Astronaut Author: Susan Kilrain with Francis French Illustrator: Becky Hardy
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