by National Space Society | Jan 7, 2022 | Asteroids, Moon, Space Development, Space Exploration, Space Science
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: NASA Lucy mission will fly by eight asteroids (courtesy NASA) You can’t develop or settle that which is not yet explored, so there is a synergistic relationship between planetary probes, especially missions to the...
by National Space Society | Jan 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
The National Space Society and the Huntsville Alabama L5 (HAL5) Society invites you to a free Space forum: The Webb Space Telescope: The First Light Machine Thursday, January 13, 202, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST With Special Guest Dr. H. Philip Stahl, Senior Optical...
by National Space Society | Dec 31, 2021 | Commercial Space, Space Tourism
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Inspiration4 crew, courtesy Inspiration4 I can’t believe I am finally writing this, but 2021 was the year that space tourism “rebooted” big time. The first epoch of space tourism started on April 28, 2001, with the...
by National Space Society | Dec 29, 2021 | Commercial Space
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: Launch from Cosmic Girl, courtesy Virgin Orbit In terms of U.S. launch companies, SpaceX is lapping the field, and Rocket Lab holds out promise—at least in terms of number of launches (not mass to orbit), Rocket Lab...
by National Space Society | Dec 28, 2021 | NSS Chapter News, Planetary Defense
By Robin Scott Image: Dr. Kelly Fast, NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Observations Program Manager (courtesy NASA) Inspired by the recent NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission launch, on Dec. 12, 2021, National Space Society of North Texas (NSS-NT) was...
