Book Review: Alien Earths
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Peter Spasov Title: Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos Author: Lisa
May 2009
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The winners of the grand prize in the 2009 NASA/NSS Space Settlement Design Contest have been nicely written up in the press. Eric Yam, a
Return to the Moon: Outpost or sorties? By Dr. Paul D. Spudis. In the question and answer period, he made a rather startling statement to
Dr. Eilene Galloway The Grand Matriarch of Space Law Passes Away October 4, 1957, when the first artificial satellite began orbiting the Earth, nations reacted
The Space Show Aired on May 3rd, 2009 Guests: Mark Hopkins and Tim Bailey. Topics: ISDC 2009, NSS, space solar power, continuing education credits. Mark
The vital need for America to develop space solar power by James M. (Mike) Snead An interesting and timely debate has begun within the American
COTS D – Commercial Human Spaceflight to get at least $80m NASA and the White House have agreed for the first time to release money
The Sunday, May 3, 2009, 12-1:30 PM PDT show welcomes back Mark Hopkins of the National Space Society. Mark will be discussing the upcoming ISDC
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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
