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Book Review: Critical Mass
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Critical Mass Author: Daniel Suarez NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 464 pages Publisher: Dutton Date: January 2023 Retail Price: $28.00/$14.99 ISBN: 978-0593183632 Note: I reviewed an...
Space Forum January 26: Turning Orbital Trash into Space Treasure
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, January 26, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Turning Orbital Trash into Space Treasure With Al Anzaldua Register for this Space Forum Al Anzaldúa Member, NSS Board of Directors and NSS Policy...
Amazon Smile Discontinued, but You Can Still Help NSS via Amazon
Help NSS when you shop Amazon – at no additional cost to you. Amazon Smile is discontinued in February, but you can still help NSS via Amazon in a similar manner. Just use the NSS Amazon link in the logo below. Bookmark this link and every time you use it, NSS gets a...
Space Forum January 19: Vikram-S Rocket
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, January 19, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Vikram-S Rocket: A Discussion with the SKYROOT Staff Register for this Space Forum Skyroot Aerospace is the first privately held Indian rocket company to...
January 23 Zoom with “Meteorite Man” and former NSS President Geoffrey Notkin
The Iowa Chapter of the National Space Society starts 2023 with a "bang" with our January meeting featuring "Meteorite Man" Geoffrey Notkin! Date: January 23, 2023 Time: 5:30 p.m. CST Location: DMACC West Campus, 5959 Grand Ave., West Des Moines Zoom link (go here at...
Space Forum January 12: Commercial LEO Stations
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, January 12, 2023, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Commercial LEO Space Stations and the NASA Commercial LEO Destinations Program Featuring the NSS Space Ambassadors Register for this Space Forum NASA is...
SpaceX 2022 End of Year Roundup
By Dale Skran Image: Last SpaceX launch of 2022, EROS C-3, courtesy SpaceX. With the covid pandemic ebbing, the runway cleared for SpaceX to set some records at an entirely new level. Let’s take a look at the most significant SpaceX achievements for 2022 that involved...
Book Review: Delta-V
Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Delta-V Author: Daniel Suarez NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 448 Publisher: Dutton Date: April 2019 Retail Price: $28.00/$9.99 ISBN: 978-1524742416 Delta-V is the sixth book written by...
Book Review: A History of Near-Earth Objects Research
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: A History of Near-Earth Objects Research Authors: Erik M. Conway, Donald K. Yeomans, and Meg Rosenburg NSS Amazon link for this book (paperback) Free download link for this book (PDF or EPUB) Format: Paperback /...
Things to do on the Space Coast When You Can’t Sleep
By Burt Dicht NSS Managing Director of Membership Image: SpaceX ispace's Hakuto-R Mission 1 night launch on 11 December 2022. Photo by Burt Dicht. Friends and family have often reported that when they can’t sleep they read a book, listen to music, and search for...
The National Space Society Congratulates NASA on the Success of Artemis I
Same-day Launch of the Hakuto-R Lunar Landing Mission Will Help Support Future Lunar Crews On Sunday, December 11, the National Space Society marked two important steps toward a future human presence on the Moon. First, the uncrewed mission of Artemis I was completed...
Space Forum December 8: 2022 Space Year in Review
The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum Thursday, December 8, 2022, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT 2022 Space Year in Review Register for this Space Forum In the 2022 Space Year in Review presentation, Chicago Society for Space Studies (CSSS) VP Larry...
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