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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You are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, August 19, 2021, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT I Was a Teenage Space
Michael Carroll’s Envisioning Exoplanets is a feast for the eyes and the imagination. More than 200 spectacular images grace its pages, giving substance to the
Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut is a fast paced, intelligent chronicle of the less public race to develop a
The National Space Society (NSS) and Mars-Moon Astronautics Academy & Research Science (MMAARS, Inc.) conduct an annual contest challenge to address possible diet plans for
Clean and Unlimited Power from Space Will Mitigate Climate Change The National Space Society is pleased to support the Beyond Earth Institute’s recently announced open
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. In late 1974, NASA was already laying the groundwork for its next big space endeavor, the Space Shuttle. The
You are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, August 5, 2021, 9:00 pm EDT to 10:15 pm EDT NASA’s Space Launch System:
Apollo 15 remains well-documented, from entries on the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal website to its astronaut’s autobiographies, which include Al Worden’s 2011 Falling to Earth
By Frances Dellutri, NSS Deputy Director of Education, NSS Board of Directors NSS VP of Education and Outreach Lynne Zielinski and Frances Dellutri, NSS Deputy
You are Invited to the National Space Society TOWN HALL Saturday, July 31, 202, 9:00 to 10:15 am EDT NSS 2021 Chapter Awards, with NSS
Opinion by Dale Skran, NSS COO Image: Blue Origin team after the July 20 successful flight. Courtesy Blue Origin. The age of space tourism at
Join the Guayaquil Space Society (NSS Chapter in Ecuador) on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 for the Zoom presentation “Space Advocacy: How to Get Your Government
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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
