by National Space Society | Sep 9, 2019 | Commercial Space
Story and photos by Mark Armstong The headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in downtown Washington DC was the location for a remarkable roundtable discussion in July of issues and developments hosted by the Chamber and the SmallSat Alliance. The program...
by National Space Society | Sep 1, 2019 | Commercial Space, Space Development
By George Mancuso On August 27, Starhopper, utilizing a single Raptor methane-fueled rocket engine, rose 150 meters above Boca Chica, Texas and successfully landed. This is the last Starhopper flight; in the future the rocket will be used as a static ground test...
by National Space Society | Aug 29, 2019 | Commercial Space, Space Policy
Note from Dale Skran, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee: NSS Vice President of Space Development Greg Autry (pictured above) has a very interesting article in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on the above topic. Read the article here. Dr. Autry...
by National Space Society | Aug 28, 2019 | Commercial Space, NASA, Space Policy
OPINION by Dale Skran Ever since its inception there has been a school of thought that SLS and Orion were a poor use of taxpayer dollars. The typically envisioned alternative has been some scheme of distributed launch using commercially contracted vehicles, with NASA...
by National Space Society | Jul 27, 2019 | Commercial Space, Space Development
By George Mancuso On July 25, 2019 Starhopper rose to an altitude of approximately 20 meters at the SpaceX McGregor Texas facility while also performing a pad translation. Starhopper is a low fidelity prototype, intended to test Raptor engines and control systems for...
by National Space Society | Jun 26, 2019 | Commercial Space, Space Development
By Dale Skran Chair of the NSS Executive Committee Image: First SpaceX recovery of payload fairing In March of 2019 I wrote a Dragon 2 focused update on the “SpaceX Triple Trifeta.” In that article I reviewed the status of SpaceX’s three ambitious goals for 2018: •...
by National Space Society | May 17, 2019 | Commercial Space, Space Development
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...
by National Space Society | May 14, 2019 | Commercial Space, NSS Press Releases, Space Colonization, Space Development, Space Settlement
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...
