Optimal Size for Space Settlements: New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal
New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal are two articles that deal at least in part with the optimal size for space settlements. The 5-Kilometer "Sweet Spot" The first paper by Pekka Janhunen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute deals primarily with illumination in...
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NSS Chapter News Roundup
By Claire McMurray, NSS Chapters Reporter NSS Japan Chapter President Speaks to 3000 Students Contrary to our name, NSS is a very international organization. Taichi Yamazaki, President of the NSS Japan Chapter and CEO and Commercial Astronaut of ASTRAX, Inc., spoke...
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Book Review: Piercing the Horizon: The Story of Visionary NASA Chief Tom Paine
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: Piercing the Horizon: The Story of Visionary NASA Chief Tom Paine Author: Sunny Tsiao NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover, Kindle Pages: 266 Publisher: Purdue University Press Date: October 2017...
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Third Time’s the Charm: ZBLAN Manufacturing on the ISS
Image: JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai with the Made in Space ZBLAN machine, courtesy NASA. By Dale Skran According to sources inside Made in Space, the company is getting ready for the third flight of their ZBLAN fiber optic cable manufacturing machine. The first...
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Hayabusa 2 Exploring Solar System Resources
Illustration by Akihiro Ikeshita (C) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) By Trevor Mills What is Hayabusa2? Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2 (“Peregrine Falcon” in Japanese) is a Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) spacecraft which is scheduled to return a...
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2018 International Space Development Conference Publicity Roundup
Here is a roundup of publicity from the National Space Society's 2018 International Space Development Conference BEZOS https://www.geekwire.com/2018/jeff-bezos-isdc-space-vision/ Jeff Bezos: ‘We will have to leave this planet … and it’s going to make this planet...
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St. Louis Chapter Bright Ideas Expo
By Judy Tippett On August 11th our St. Louis Space Frontier NSS Chapter participated in sharing our bright ideas at the St. Louis Science Center. Along with a table in the hall covered with information about our upcoming events and a Moon globe, we had a room of our...
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Reusable Rocket to Carry Student and Medical Research Payloads into Space
Researching science in space has long been a costly endeavor. A rocket launching from New Mexico's Spaceport America this Saturday may help change that when an EXOS Aerospace SARGE test flight heads into space carrying student and other research experiments. Tune in...
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The Great Rocket Race
The 11-minute video below by an outfit called Startup Division depicts the formidable competition that Space-X is and will be facing for lowered launch costs. Worth a watch. The race is heating...
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Businessweek: The New Space Age
A Magazine Review by Dale L Skran, NSS Executive Vice President The July 30, 2018 issue of Business Week is a special issue devote entirely to space. For the most part the articles are serious and interesting, with one glaring exception. NSS and its International...
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Inspire Future Professionals–Become a Space Ambassador
Where are the college graduates that space companies need to hire? Recent reports indicate they are in short supply or are unaware of aerospace industry opportunities. You can help increase the supply of future employees by becoming a Space Ambassador. By Loretta Hall...
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Book Review: The High Frontier: An Easier Way
The High Frontier: An Easier Way (July 2018), by Tom Marotta and Al Globus, reviewed by David Brandt-Erichsen. A worthy update to Gerard K. O’Neill’s seminal 1977 book The High Frontier, this book provides new ideas on a stepwise approach that can help bridge the gap between where we are now and the first orbital space settlements.
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