Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
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The National Space Society (NSS) is responding to the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget for NASA. While the Society welcomes
A new NSS Position Paper “Lunar Bases Should Be the Focus of Artemis” has just been released. Summary The National Space Society (NSS) argues that
The National Space Society (NSS) is proud to announce the successful completion of March Storm 2026, a citizen‑advocacy event that brings space supporters from across
By Jennifer Rothblatt NSS Director of Operations On February 24–25, 2026, the Beyond Earth Institute hosted the Beyond Earth Symposium at the Washington College of
The National Space Society (NSS) supports the White House’s recent Ensuring American Space Superiority executive order, a sweeping national policy directive that reaffirms the United
NSS has issued a new Position Paper on Maintaining U.S. Leadership in LEO Research and Commercialization after the ISS. ABSTRACT: NSS urges the U.S. to
NSS Statement of Support for the below Op-Ed by Dr. Alan Stern: Saving NASA’s Paid-For Missions The National Space Society (NSS) strongly endorses the urgent
The National Space Society (NSS) commends the Senate Appropriations Committee for its bipartisan support of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in the FY2026 Commerce, Justice, and
The National Space Society (NSS) is proud to announce its participation in the upcoming Day of Action to Save NASA Science, taking place October 5–6,
New NSS Position Paper The National Space Society has just published a position paper: Time to Off-Ramp the Space Launch System Solid Rocket Boosters and
The National Space Society has just released a Position Paper on the NASA 2026 Skinny Budget. Précis: NSS advocates increasing NASA’s budget rather than reducing
New Article Suggests “Rational Reforms, Not Reckless Cuts” The National Space Society supports the recent article in Real Clear Science written by Newt Gingrich, Bob
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Karlton Johnson, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Space Society, released a statement about the trans-lunar injection (TLI) of the
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America is opening a new chapter of lunar exploration The National Space Society sends heartfelt congratulations to NASA, the crew of Artemis 2, and the
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By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent When NASA’s Apollo program sent humans to the Moon between 1969 and 1972, it took 400,000 engineers, scientists,
