Ohio Reveals Treasure Trove of Aerospace-Related Historic Sites
When most people think of spaceflight within the United States in terms of geography, minds tend to wander towards Houston, Texas (because astronauts are there), and Kennedy Space Center in Florida (because astronauts and crewed space vehicles launch from there). To a lesser extent, people associate the West Coast with Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The first state foremost in people’s minds usually isn’t Ohio.
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New National Space Society leaders Skran, Anzaldua, Hanlon, and Plaxco working to move the Society to the next level
The National Space Society today announced that Dale Skran has assumed the role of Chair of the Society’s Executive Committee. In this role he will serve as the chief executive of the Society, with overall responsibility for strategy and operations. Taking over for...
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Book Review: The Case for Space
Book review: The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility, by Robert Zubrin. Reviewed by Greg Autry. Those of us deeply embedded in the space community understand that space development is the Rx for a dismal Malthusian future and Zubrin makes our case better than anyone has to date.
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National Space Society Space Settlement Interview with Voice of America
On the Science Edition of Voice of America Press Conference USA, host Rick Pantaleo discusses the possibilities of life in space with Mark Hopkins and Al Globus of the National Space Society (30...
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Space Ambassadors at ISDC 2019
Join the NSS Space Ambassadors team for an informative mini-track session at ISDC this year. For three hours on Saturday afternoon, you can learn what Space Ambassadors do, meet new and long-time members, and hear short example presentations.
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Huntsville Chapter Joint Event
The joint meeting of the Society for Technical Communications (STC) and Huntsville Alabama L5 (HAL5) Society is something to communicate about. In October 2018, STC President Julie Blair presented the idea of a joint STC and HAL5 meeting. Freelance Technical Writer...
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Construction of Second Orbital Starship Underway
Opinion By Dale Skran, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee In the martial arts there is something called a "committed strike." That is a blow which cannot be "pulled" or changed in direction by the initiator. The action is complete and will bring either total victory...
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Jeff Bezos’ Inspiring Pathway to Humanity’s Better Future
The National Space Society (NSS) applauds Jeff Bezos for the hope and inspiration he delivered to the world on Thursday, May 9 when he took the stage in Washington, D.C. to present his company Blue Origin’s plans for improving life on Earth (see his full 51-minute...
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One Astronaut-Scientist’s Experience at Mid-1960s NASA: Short Interview with Dr. Edward Gibson
This Space Available, by Emily Carney. To gain some perspective upon the role of the astronaut-scientist within NASA during the mid-1960s, this author reached out to Dr. Edward Gibson, a member of 1965’s Astronaut Group 4 and Skylab 4 science pilot.
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NASA Administrator Bridenstine Endorses the NEOCam Mission
The National Space Society (NSS) applauds NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine’s April 29th endorsement of building and operating an orbiting infrared telescope, NEOCam, to detect and track Near Earth Objects (NEOs). NEOs are objects that approach or cross the Earth’s...
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National Space Society to Honor NASA Astronaut Al Worden at Its 2019 International Space Development Conference
The National Space Society (NSS) has named astronaut Al Worden the 2019 recipient of NSS' Space Pioneer Award for Historic Space Achievement. Worden flew to the Moon on Apollo 15. The prestigious award will be presented to Mr. Worden at the Society's 38th annual...
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Huntsville Chapter Hosts Space Mission Patch Tent at Arts Event
Janet’s Planet and the Huntsville L5 Society (HAL5), a local chapter of the National Space Society, headed the Mission Patch tent at the Panoply Arts event in Huntsville from April 26-28, 2019. NSS Governor Janet Ivey and HAL5’s Yohon Lo led the other volunteers....
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