NSS Space Forum August 5: NASA’s Space Launch System
You are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, August 5, 2021, 9:00 pm EDT to 10:15 pm EDT NASA’s Space Launch System: Countdown to Launch Register for the Space Forum With Guest Speaker Brian P. Matisak Deputy Director, Systems Engineering &...
Space in the Seventies: Apollo 15’s Books, 1973 – 1974
Apollo 15 remains well-documented, from entries on the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal website to its astronaut’s autobiographies, which include Al Worden’s 2011 Falling to Earth written with Francis French, and 2004’s Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race by Dave Scott, written with Apollo-Soyuz Test Program Russian commander and first spacewalker Alexei Leonov. But three books, published during the 1970s, provide more unique insight into the iconic 1971 mission.
NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Announces the 2021 Embedded Teachers Program
By Frances Dellutri, NSS Deputy Director of Education, NSS Board of Directors NSS VP of Education and Outreach Lynne Zielinski and Frances Dellutri, NSS Deputy Director of Education will be presenting the Embedded Teachers Workshop along with Dr. Kevin Crosby, the...
NSS Town Hall: 2021 Chapter Awards July 31
You are Invited to the National Space Society TOWN HALL Saturday, July 31, 202, 9:00 to 10:15 am EDT NSS 2021 Chapter Awards, with NSS Chapter Leaders REGISTER FOR THE TOWN HALL Join Larry Ahearn, VP Chapters, David Stuart, Chapters Committee Chair, and Aylyffe...
Why Space Tourism?
Opinion by Dale Skran, NSS COO Image: Blue Origin team after the July 20 successful flight. Courtesy Blue Origin. The age of space tourism at long last dawns for a second time (the first dawn consisting of those orbital tourists launched by the Russians a while back)....
Ecuador Chapter Zoom Presentation on Space Advocacy July 28
Join the Guayaquil Space Society (NSS Chapter in Ecuador) on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 for the Zoom presentation “Space Advocacy: How to Get Your Government Interested in Space Policy.” The presenters are Tim Chrisman, Co-founder and Executive Director of the...
NSS Congratulates Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos for the Spectacular First Crewed Flight of the New Shepard
Well-Tested Suborbital Tourist Rocket Soars to 63 Miles After years of development and 15 prior test flights, Jeff Bezos has taken the journey of a lifetime into space. With him were his brother Mark; Oliver Daemon, who replaces the original high bidder for a flight...
NSS Space Forum July 22: Rocket Summer: Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic
You are Invited to a National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, July 22, 2021, 9:00 pm EDT to 10:15 pm EDT Rocket Summer: The Adventures of Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic Register for the Space Forum It's rocket summer! There has never been a summer...
Report on National Space Society Chapter Events
By Robin Scott Illustration: Emily Carney and O'Neill space settlement (Don Davis, NASA) Huntsville Alabama L5 (HAL5) Society On May 13, 2021, the Huntsville Alabama L5 (HAL5) Society hosted space enthusiast and writer Emily Carney, who presented “Gerald K. O’Neill...
Breakfast on the Moon #5 Webinar Is a Go for Launch August 7
Image: Featured Presenter Apollo Mission Control Flight Director Gerald D. Griffin When: Saturday, August 7, 2021, 7:00-8:30 AM PDT Topic: Breakfast on the Moon #5 - A celebration of Apollo 15’s 50th Anniversary To register for Breakfast #5, click the link below....
NSS Receives Million Dollar Grant from Blue Origin’s Club for the Future
Image: Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks with Buzz Aldrin, Moonwalker and an NSS Governor, at the NSS annual International Space Development Conference. Credit: Keith Zacharski. Funds Will Be Dedicated to NSS STEM Outreach and Education The National Space Society...
Book Review: Pluto and Lowell Observatory
The book was written by Lowell historian Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy, a planetary scientist who led the surface composition team for New Horizons. Given the solid credentials of both authors, you can’t go wrong buying this book.
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