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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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The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday January 26 2023 9 00 pm to 10 15 pm EDT Turning Orbital
This week on September 12 the Orbital Sustainability Act of 2022 ORBITS Act was introduced to the Senate The bipartisan bill championed by Senators Maria
The National Space Society NSS the American Institute of Aeronautics amp Astronautics AIAA and the Secure World Foundation SWF issue a joint letter on the
By Dale Skran A term you will hear in many modern space discussions is space sustainability Few space related terms are used to mean such
In July 2022 the U S Government issued its National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan Debris Plan to further address orbital debris challenges The National Space
The National Space Society NSS strongly condemns the anti satellite ASAT test that Russia conducted on November 15 2021 Russia s intentional destruction of one
By Leana Brown NSS Legal Fellow In 1957 the USSR launched the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth Sputnik Since then increased space activity and
By Jessica Berger NSS Legal Fellow Pollution isn t the first thing people usually think of when they are talking about space exploration and development
NSS has just released a new Position Paper 8220 An SPD 3 and NAPA Informed Model for a Safe and Sustainable Space Economy Six Recommendations
Archaeology and spaceflight are two things most people rarely ever mention in the same sentence One is associated with excavating the ground below to learn
The National Space Society NSS strongly supports the decision by the National Academy of Public Administration NAPA to recommend in line with the 2018 Space
In noting the parallels between debris or pollution in the seas of the world and debris in orbit but also the lack of mechanisms in
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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
