‘English Galileo’ maps on display
Thomas Harriot was the first man to view the Moon through a telescope. Papers at the West Sussex Record Office show that Harriot drew images of the Moon several months earlier than Galileo.
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This Space Available By Emily Carney “You know who I am,” he said The speaker was an angel He coughed
A newly published book reclaims the three Apollo 1 astronauts from tragedy. The following article addresses the Apollo 1 fire
Category: Nonfiction Review of Chapter “Putting Space to Work” by Dale Skran Title: 2025: Scenarios of US and Global Society
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Ascension: Life Lessons from the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy for Engineers, Managers,
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: Crew-12 emerges from the Operations & Checkout Building at KSC, as they prepare for the drive
The National Space Society invites you to two Space Forums Scroll down for the second Forum with Astronaut Greg Chamitoff Separate registrations for each Forum
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Early in my career as an aerospace engineer at Northrop, I had the rare opportunity to be
Opinion By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: Artemis II and Full Moonrise, Feb. 1, 2026; photo by Burt Dicht Last week, I
Join the In-Space Physical AI Workshop on February 11–12, 2026, at The Ion in Houston. Organized by Rice Nexus with partners including NASA, Purdue, and
By Burton Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership On the morning of January 28, 1986, I had just left a design review. At the time,
Nye Passes the Torch to Jennifer Vaughan After 15 Years Leading the Organization Photo of Bill Nye courtesy The Planetary Society After 15 years of
“We’re looking for amazing business plans that address some part of the human expansion into space.” — Isaac Arthur, NSS President The National Space Society’s
