Book Review: Reentry
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
Welcome to the NSS blog. Feel free to comment on any post (comments are moderated so won’t show up immediately). Contributors to the NSS Blog are unpaid volunteers. Unless specifically labeled an NSS position or press release, all blog posts represent the views of the author and not of NSS, even if written by an NSS officer.
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: On the Shores of Titan’s Farthest Sea: A Scientific Novel Author: Michael Carroll NSS Amazon link for this
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: Spaceshots & Snapshots of Projects Mercury & Gemini: A Rare Photographic History Author: John Bisney and J. L.
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Asteroid Mining 101: Wealth for the New Space Economy Author: John S.
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Mars Up Close: Inside the Curiosity Mission Author: Marc Kaufman NSS Amazon link
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer From Ad Astra Summer 2015 Title: Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity’s Chief Engineer Author: Rob Manning
On 27 July 2015, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, eleventh President of India and a friend and inspiration to the National Space Society (NSS), passed away.
The National Space Society (NSS) is organizing jointly with the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) a “home district” blitz during August when Congress is in recess
Video of press conference below. The National Space Society (NSS) and Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) today announced their support for NASA’s funding of the newly
NSS Director Al Globus appeared on the internet radio program The Space Show on July 12, speaking on his latest research on Low Earth Orbit
Over the last seven years, NSS of North Texas, in conjunction with the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas has created the largest annual space
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Seveneves Author: Neal Stephenson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Audible Pages: 880 Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: David Brandt-Erichsen Title: Adventures in Space Advocacy Author: Michael J. Mackowski NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 118
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Creature Comforts in Space: Designing Enjoyment and Sustainability for Off-World Living Author: Samuel
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned Author:
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur Author: Scott Tibbitts
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