by Dave Dressler | Feb 2, 2022 | NASA, Space Medicine
Dr. John B. Charles, age 66 and a recent member of the Board of Directors of the National Space Society, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2022 with his wife Kathy at his side, following a two-year debilitating illness. John was born on March 29th, 1955 in...
by National Space Society | Dec 26, 2021 | Astronomy, NASA, NSS Press Releases
The National Space Society (NSS) congratulates NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and Arianespace for the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on December 25th. The mammoth instrument, built by Northrop Grumman and Ball...
by National Space Society | Mar 22, 2021 | NASA, NSS Press Releases
Former Senator and Shuttle Veteran Nominated as Agency Administrator Leaders of the National Space Society congratulated former Senator Bill Nelson on his nomination as the new NASA Administrator late last week. “We welcome the selection of Senator Nelson to this...
by National Space Society | Mar 1, 2021 | Commercial Space, Education, Event, NASA
NASA and the Rise of Commercial Space: A Symposium to Examine the Meaning(s) and Context(s) of Commercial Space Wednesday – March 17, 2021 – Friday, March 19, 2021 Final Session: March 25, 2021 From activities in low-Earth orbit to the Artemis program, the...
by National Space Society | Sep 14, 2020 | Commercial Space, NASA, NSS Press Releases, Space Development
A Small Announcement May Have Large Consequences for Space Development The National Space Society (NSS) enthusiastically supports NASA’s September 10 announcement to purchase Moon rocks from commercial companies. As part of its Artemis lunar program, NASA will pay a...
by Emily Carney | Jul 30, 2020 | NASA, This Space Available
This Space Available by Emily Carney The National Space Society applauds United Launch Alliance (ULA) and NASA for the successful launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission, feted as the agency’s most sophisticated geological and astrobiological Mars mission yet,...
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...
