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This Space Available, by Emily Carney. We catch up with NASA’s rebel with many causes during his 1970s era.

Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space

This Space Available, By Emily Carney. A new book reveals unseen facets of 1969's Apollo 9 mission.

By Robin Scott Clayton Anderson, author of The Ordinary Spaceman and other books, Expedition-15 Crew member Expedition-15 Crew member (spent 152 days on the International

NASA Space Shuttle and International Space Station astronaut Clayton Anderson will be holding a Q&A session via Zoom for the next National Space Society Iowa

Better Futures is a new event series produced by Liftport Group which aims to bring together space community leaders to discuss space topics of interest.

Deke Slayton becoming the “boss of the astronauts” served as (kind of) a consolation prize, and even though he wasn’t able to fly in space,
This Space Available, By Emily Carney. One of the lesser known personalities of the Apollo lunar program is Ron Evans, Apollo 17 command module pilot.

You are Invited to a National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, October 21, 2021, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT Through the Glass Ceiling to

This Space Available, By Emily Carney. Two new books illuminate the challenging times two NASA Group Five astronauts experienced during the 1970s, a decade more

On August 7, 2021, the Sacramento L5 Society (SacL5) and the National Space Society (NSS) started their day with a hearty helping of the Apollo

This Space Available, By Emily Carney. In late 1974, NASA was already laying the groundwork for its next big space endeavor, the Space Shuttle. The
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Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: John J. Vester Title: Nuclear Rockets: To the Moon and Mars Author: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 270 Publisher:

Partially Successful Flight Reached Space and Demonstrated New “Hot Staging” System The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on the second test of its Starship/Super Heavy

Ad Astra, the NSS quarterly print, digital, and audio magazine, has won a 2023 MARCOM Gold Award. The awards are given yearly for “Excellence in

By Jennifer Muntz, NSS Member Coordinator On October 10th, an inspiring breakfast event took flight at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space

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People residing and working in space, space settlements, or on long-duration space flights will need to produce infrastructures and food to maintain healthy lifestyles. The

Image: Artist’s concept of the Blue Moon lander. Credit: Blue Origin. Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates