by National Space Society | May 31, 2020 | Commercial Space, NASA, Space Development
By George Mancuso “On 20 July 1969 humans landed on the Moon. This was not merely a historical achievement, but an evolutionary and even cosmic feat.” — Yuval Noah Harari – Sapiens The SpaceX “good ship” Endeavour accomplished a soft capture with the...
by National Space Society | May 30, 2020 | Commercial Space, NASA, Space Development
By George Mancuso “Taking more and more passengers out into space will enable them, and us, to look both outwards and back but with a fresh perspective in both directions.” — Steven Hawking On May 30, 2020 at 3:22 p.m. EDT, a SpaceX commercially owned Crew Dragon...
by National Space Society | May 30, 2020 | Commercial Space, NASA, NSS Press Releases
The National Space Society applauds the successful launch of two Americans to the International Space Station—the first from American soil in nearly a decade—today aboard a SpaceX rocket. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launched aboard SpaceX’s new Crew...
by National Space Society | May 15, 2020 | NASA, NSS Press Releases, Space Policy
The National Space Society applauds NASA’s announcement today that calls for robust agreements (Artemis Accords) with international partners based on a common set of principles governing the exploration and use of outer space, including commercial activities. “While...
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 | Apr 7, 2020 | NASA, NSS Press Releases, Space Policy
WASHINGTON, DC — April 6, 2020: The National Space Society commends NASA for its updated Artemis mission plan for returning humans to the Moon. The new roadmap, called “NASA’s Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development,” was released on April 2. This bold...
