by National Space Society | Feb 7, 2020 | Space Policy
By Alfred Anzaldua NSS Executive Vice President The National Space Society (NSS) notes the groundswell of space advocacy groups and entities decrying the lack of commercial provisions in House NASA Authorization bill (H.R. 5666). Provisions for flexibly leveraging...
by National Space Society | Feb 5, 2020 | National Space Society, Space Development, Space Policy, Space Solar Power
Abstract The National Space Society (NSS) proposes a public/private partnership approach to develop and demonstrate space solar power at a sufficiently high level of technical maturity that commercial energy providers can subsequently build initial operational systems...
by National Space Society | Jan 27, 2020 | NSS Press Releases, Space Policy
The National Space Society (NSS) recognizes and supports all activities that help to enable commercial space development and settlement. Unfortunately, H.R. 5666 represents a dramatic step back from such activities. NSS agrees with the Commercial Spaceflight...
by National Space Society | Jan 26, 2020 | Space Law, Space Policy
Dale Skran, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee, writes: I strongly suggest reading the recent article “What is the Moon Treaty and is it still useful?” in Filling Space based on an interview with NSS’s Michelle Hanlon (pictured). Michelle is the...
by National Space Society | Jan 20, 2020 | Commercial Space, Space Development
By George Mancuso NASA and SpaceX successfully completed an in-flight abort demonstration of the Dragon 2 spacecraft from a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday January 19, 2020. The launch abort test began at 10:30 a.m. EST with liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy...
