by National Space Society | Jan 7, 2022 | Asteroids, Moon, Space Development, Space Exploration, Space Science
© by Dale Skran, NSS Chief Operating Officer Image: NASA Lucy mission will fly by eight asteroids (courtesy NASA) You can’t develop or settle that which is not yet explored, so there is a synergistic relationship between planetary probes, especially missions to the...
by National Space Society | May 9, 2020 | Moon, NASA, Space Policy
An updated NSS Position Paper just released is reproduced in full below (the original appeared in November 2019). We also have a PDF copy. The NASA Artemis Moon program aims to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024, a goal that the National Space...
by National Space Society | May 5, 2020 | Moon, NASA, NSS Press Releases
“Many outside NASA do not realize that NASA’s public-private partnerships leverage commercial space services in a way that maximizes the return on precious taxpayer dollars.” — National Space Society leadership. WASHINGTON, D.C., US, May 5, 2020...
by National Space Society | Apr 30, 2020 | Commercial Space, Moon, NASA, NSS Press Releases
The National Space Society (NSS) applauds NASA’s April 30 announcement by NASA Administrator James Bridenstine that SpaceX, Dynetics, and Blue Origin’s National Team have been chosen to provide human landing systems to carry crew to the Moon for Artemis III, the third...
by National Space Society | Feb 23, 2019 | Moon, Space Ambassadors
By Loretta Hall It’s beginning to feel like round two of the space race. The Moon is still the primary objective, but now several nations and private organizations are working toward human exploration and settlement missions. Playing a prominent role in attaining that...
by National Space Society | Feb 22, 2019 | Commercial Space, Moon, Space Development
Image: Artist concept of the Beresheet lander on the Moon. Credit: SpaceIL. By Dale Skran, NSS Executive Vice President Rather than repeating the facts about this launch, which you can easily find on other sources on the net, I would like to emphasize the “firsts”...
by National Space Society | Oct 3, 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight, Moon
Blue Origin in the conceptual design phase of a large lunar lander (called Blue Moon) capable of bringing several metric tons of cargo to the Moon, providing reusable access to the lunar surface and its resources. Blue Origin states: “Moving heavy industry from...
by National Space Society | Apr 13, 2018 | Moon, NASA
Check out this great new 5-minute video in 4K showing lunar highlights thanks to data provided by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. As attention is being turned back to the Moon, this video is a great reminder of how much remains to be understood....
