Featured Articles:
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AN APOLLO ASTRONAUT MADE ME DINNER:
Why Character is Essential in Leadership
By Anthony Paustian
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SPACE LAW AND WHY WE NEED IT
By Michelle Hanlon
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INTELLECTUAL CONFLICT OVER GOVERNANCE IN SPACE
By Alfred B. Anzaldua
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DEMO-2: AMERICA ROARS BACK INTO SPACE
By Rod Pyle
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A RED PLAGUE: Will Pandemics Threaten Mars Settlements?
By John F. Kross
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A LASTING HOME FOR THE NSS
By Melissa Silva
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TRILLIONS OF PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
By John F. Kross
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MARTINE ROTHBLATT:
National Space Society Governor, Pioneer in Space, Gender, and Transhumanism
By Melissa Silva
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A UNIVERSE UNSEEN:
Remembering the Compton Observatory 20 Years On
By Ben Evans
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HAWAII’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION
By Kyla Edison
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NASA’S NEWEST ROVER IS HEADED TO MARS
By Rod Pyle
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THE TANGLED HISTORY OF THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN ASTRONAUTS
By Rebecca Siegel
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THE CURATORS [of lunar samples]
By Clifford R. McMurray
Departments:
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From the Editor: THE NEW SPACE AGE HAS BEGUN
By Rod Pyle
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From the NSS Executive Vice President
THE POWER OF PERSISTENT BOLDNESS
By Alfred B. Anzaldua
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Creating A Day in Space
By Rod Pyle
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Broadening Space Horizons: Native American Girls in Space
By Czarina Salido
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Students Shine a Light of Creativity in Three NSS Competitions
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NSS Goes Virtual on a Screen Near You
By Melissa Silva
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BOOKS
Shattered Dreams: The Lost and Cancelled Space Missions, by Colin Burgess
Reviewed by Emily Carney
Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention, by Kathryn D. Sullivan
Reviewed by Peter Spasov
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NSS CHAPTERS