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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By Al Globus NSS Representative to the Alliance for Space Development [copy of this paper in PDF] Abstract The Alliance for Space Development (ASD) has
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
On September 25, the National Space Society delivered a letter (image below) to NASA Administrator Bridenstine congratulating him and his Science Mission Team for creating
The National Space Society (NSS) commends Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) for its September 5th report on its Space Futures Workshop entitled “The Future of
Note from Dale Skran, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee: NSS Vice President of Space Development Greg Autry (pictured above) has a very interesting article
OPINION by Dale Skran Ever since its inception there has been a school of thought that SLS and Orion were a poor use of taxpayer
From Dale Skran, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee: NSS VP of Space Development Greg Autry has an essay on the American Energy Society website.
It’s time for this year’s Fall Fury Home District Blitz sign-up! Sign-up link is at the end of this post. For those of you unaware,
The National Space Society (NSS) enthusiastically supports the Space Resources Institute Act (H.R. 1029), a bi-partisan bill submitted by Representatives Scott Tipton and Ed Perlmutter.
The National Space Society supports the administration’s efforts to accelerate the timetable for getting U.S. personnel on the Moon permanently. Chair of the NSS Executive
OPINION by Dale Skran, NSS Executive Vice President On October 10th, 2018, the Air Force announced the funding recipients for National Security Space Launch program,
NSS has released a new position paper entitled “A Space Guard to Enable, Regulate, and Protect National Civil and Commercial Space Activities.” The abstract is
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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 Publisher:
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 Heavy
Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in
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. The
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 congratulates
