Featured Articles:
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ISDC 2017: MEETING AT THE GATEWAY
By Rod L. Pyle
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THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE MOON
By Marianne J. Dyson
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GIVE THEM (PIECES OF) THE MOON
By Marianne J. Dyson
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INTERNATIONAL PLANS FOR THE MOON
By Marianne J. Dyson
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ORBITAL DEBRIS:
WHY THE U.S. AND RUSSIA SHOULD WORK TOGETHER
By Al Anzaldua and Dave Dunlop
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CUBE QUEST CHALLENGE:
NSS AND THE CISLUNAR EXPLORERS OF CORNELL
By Clifford R. McMurray
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KEEPING YOUR COOL IN SPACE
By Paul Contursi
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WHAT IF LIFE IS OUT THERE?
By Lance Frazer
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PRINTING OUR FUTURE ON MARS
By Steve Murray
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RETURN TO THE MOON:
PAVING THE WAY OF FUTURE EXPLORATION
By Rob Kelso
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MOON SIGHTING: HOW WE FIRST SAW THE MOON
Part 1: Before the Space Age
By Lynne F. Zielinski
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SIGHTSEEING WITH SELENE:
SPACEX TOUTS LUNAR TOUR FOR TWO
By John F. Kross
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THROWING PEBBLES AT THE SKY: BRAVE NEW WORLD
By Geoff Notkin
Departments (NSS Lounge):
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RECENT PROGRESS TOWARD INTERSTELLAR SETTLEMENT
By Mark Hopkins
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BOOKS
Star Ark: A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship, by Rachel Armstrong
Reviewed by Peter Spasov
The History of Human Spaceflight, by Ted Spitzmiller
Reviewed by Mark Lardas
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GEORGE DIETRICH
Winner of the 2017 Space Pioneer Award for Special Merit
By Chuck Black
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MARCH STORM 2017: NSS Advocates for a Citizen’s Space Agenda
By Dale Skran
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NSS IN EUROPE & THE EASTERN TIME ZONE
By Claire Stephens McMurray
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FLY ME TO THE MOON: Luna in Fiction and Film
By Ken Burnside
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NSS CHAPTERS
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CHAPTER LISTINGS