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Please join us on Thursday February 4 2021 for Space Settlement 2021 This exciting one day virtual event examines the science and technology of human

By Dale Skran In a previous post on What Is a Space Settlement I made a serious effort to define a space settlement and came

Isaac Arthur recipient of the NSS Space Pioneer Award for Education via Mass Media has posted this 20 minute video based on the first 12

This Space Available by Emily Carney When I started researching and writing this series last year it was months before the COVID 19 pandemic arrived

New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal is the article Shielded Dumbbell L5 Settlement by Pekka Janhunen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki Abstract

This Space Available By Emily Carney In this series previous article Dr Gerard K O Neill had just been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL

By Dale L Skran Copyright 2019 The deceptively simple term space settlement can become controversial among space advocates The purpose of this essay is to

New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal is the article Control of Habitat s Carbon Dioxide Level by Biomass Burning by Pekka Janhunen of the

On the Science Edition of Voice of America Press Conference USA host Rick Pantaleo discusses the possibilities of life in space with Mark Hopkins and

The National Space Society NSS applauds Jeff Bezos for the hope and inspiration he delivered to the world on Thursday May 9 when he took

New in the NSS Space Settlement Journal is the article Gravitat Proposal for a Standard Design Vessel for Space Settlement by Dr Pietro Calogero Abstract

Image Starship Alpha construction at Boca Chica December 23 2018 courtesy SpaceX By Dale Skran NSS Executive Vice President Copyright 2018 I remember movies like

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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

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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

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