Book Review: Creature Comforts in Space
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
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Tokyo commits to space solar power demo by 2025 The National Space Society (NSS) strongly supports Japan’s updated plan for space solar power, which calls
You are Invited to the next Space Forum Thursday, January 27, 2022, 9:00 to 10:15 PM EST “Eyewitness to Launch Operations, Highlights of 2021 and
Please join the NSS Iowa Chapter on Monday, January 24 at 5:30 p.m. Central time as they welcome author, journalist, historian, futurist, and Editor-in-Chief of
As with Eileen Collins' flying aircraft and spacecraft, so with this book: all the goals she set for herself in writing the book—inspiration and historical
NSS President Michelle Hanlon and NSS Vice President of Space Development Greg Autry have been writing key articles on recent events. An article by Hanlon
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: NASA Lucy mission will fly by eight asteroids (courtesy NASA) You can’t develop or settle that
The National Space Society and the Huntsville Alabama L5 (HAL5) Society invites you to a free Space forum: The Webb Space Telescope: The First Light
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Inspiration4 crew, courtesy Inspiration4 I can’t believe I am finally writing this, but 2021 was the
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Launch from Cosmic Girl, courtesy Virgin Orbit In terms of U.S. launch companies, SpaceX is lapping
By Robin Scott Image: Dr. Kelly Fast, NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Observations Program Manager (courtesy NASA) Inspired by the recent NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Planned Neutron rocket with “chomper” fairing. Courtesy Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab continued as the Venture Class
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Starships on the pad at Boca Chica, courtesy SpaceX The covid pandemic roared through 2021 leaving
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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 1, 2024
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
