National Space Society Congratulates NASA/JPL on the Flight of Ingenuity
The National Space Society extends its heartiest congratulations to the team behind the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, the Perseverance rover, and the infrastructure orbiting the Red Planet. For a dazzling half-minute, Ingenuity rose about 10 feet above the Martian...
NSS Space Forum: Space Law to Support Future Communities in Space
You are invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, April 22, 2021, 9:00 to 10:15 PM EDT New Perspectives on Filling the Gaps in Space Law to Support Future Communities in Space Register today to reserve your seat and to submit your questions. With...
National Space Society Congratulates NASA and SpaceX on Human Landing System Selection
Image: To left, SpaceX’s lunar Starship is seen next to the baseline design now being tested. Credit: SpaceX. The National Space Society strongly supports NASA's choice of SpaceX to perform the first crewed lunar landings in 50 years as part of the Artemis program....
“The High Frontier” Pays Much Overdue Tribute to Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill
The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill, which premiered last night on the Space Channel, paid much overdue tribute to the figure who is regarded as the father of the space settlement movement. The film, a Multiverse Media production, chronicles the life, career, and legacy of O’Neill from his nascent beginnings as a young Navy sailor to his prime as one of sci-comm’s first rock stars. Rare archival photos and footage allow us to get to know O’Neill – who faded into relative obscurity following his tragic 1992 death from leukemia complications – for many of us, the first time.
National Space Society Applauds the Nomination of Pamela Melroy as Deputy Administrator of NASA
The National Space Society is proud to support the nomination of former astronaut Pamela Melroy as the Deputy Administrator of NASA, where she will support Administrator nominee Bill Nelson. Melroy was the second woman to command the space shuttle, ultimately flying...
Blue Origin New Shepard Flight 15
By Bob Brodbeck Earlier today, Wednesday April 14, 2021, Blue Origin successfully completed the 15th flight of the New Shepard rocket and capsule system at its Launch Site One in West Texas, north of Van Horn. This test included Blue Origin employees as stand-in...
NSS Review: Laika’s Window
The story of the first living creature to orbit the Earth is a tragic one. Her “mission” was hastily conceived and executed, with Cold War propaganda more in mind than science, and her life support capsule had no heat shield or parachute to make a safe return possible.
Remembering Dr. Philip Chapman, 1935 – 2021
This Space Available By Emily Carney “Sputnik 1 was launched in [October 1957], which meant that the space age was really here, but I was still stuck in Sydney [Australia]. One morning just before Christmas, I received a phone call in my lab at Philips from Fred...
Movie Review: Voyagers
VOYAGERS Directed and Written by: Neil Burger Produced by: Basi Ewanyk, Brendon Boyea and Neil Burger Starring: Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell Released by: Lionsgate Films Release Date: April 7, 2021 Reviewed by: Rod Pyle Voyagers is a...
NSS Space Forum: A Conversation with Scott Pace
You Are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, April 8, 2021, 9:00 to 10:15 PM EDT A CONVERSATION WITH SCOTT PACE hosted by Greg Autry Register for the Space Forum As the Executive Secretary of the National...
Public-Private Partnerships: The Way to Space
By Fisher Smith, NSS Legal Fellow In recent years, private companies have begun to push the boundaries of outer space, making it more affordable to launch rockets and developing new technologies that have revolutionized the industry. SpaceX, Blue Origin, Nanoracks,...
Book Review: Shuttle, Houston
Richly detailed with the author’s own experiences and recollections as the longest serving Flight Director in NASA history, Shuttle, Houston covers virtually every aspect of Mission Control. By the time you finish reading this book, you will feel like you just participated in an actual space mission.
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