by National Space Society | Sep 3, 2022 | Commercial Space, Orbital Debris, Space Development
By Dale Skran A term you will hear in many modern space discussions is “space sustainability.” Few space-related terms are used to mean such a wide variety of completely different things, which can be extremely confusing for the “unschooled.” Making matters worse, the...
by National Space Society | Aug 4, 2022 | Space Development
By Richard Howard On July 22, 2022, the Planetary Society held a Webinar event celebrating the three year anniversary of the solar sail deployment of the Society-built LightSail 2 spacecraft. The LightSail 2 made history by becoming the first spacecraft to change its...
by National Space Society | Jul 19, 2022 | Space Colonization, Space Development, Space Exploration, Space Settlement
By Dale Skran Most NSS members take it for granted that the term “space development” is widely understood. After all, we have been running the International Space Development Conference since 1982, so it has to be well understood, right? Sadly, this is not the case. A...
by National Space Society | Jul 5, 2022 | Commercial Space, NSS Press Releases, Space Colonization, Space Development, Space Settlement
The National Space Society is pleased to announce the latest Dr. Martine Rothblatt Space Settlement in Our Lifetime Competition, which will award three cash prizes of $16,000, $10,000, and $6,000 USD for the best business plans that reflect Dr. Rothblatt’s vision for...
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 24, 2021 | Commercial Space, Space Development, Space Tourism
Flight is first spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico By Bob Brodbeck Image: Cabin interior with passenger seats rotated back in space (courtesy of Virgin Galactic). After an extended pause Virgin Galactic (VG) successfully resumed suborbital flights to space...
by National Space Society | May 16, 2021 | Event, National Space Society, Space Development
You are Invited to the National Space Society Space Forum Thursday, May 20, 2021, 9:00 to 10:15 PM EDT A Modern Day Space Elevator – 2021 Featuring Peter Swan, Ph.D., President, International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) This program is now available on YouTube...
by National Space Society | May 9, 2021 | Commercial Space, Space Development
By Dale Skran On May 9th at 2:42 AM a Falcon 9 roared skyward lofting another 60 Starlink satellites to orbit. Ho-hum! That’s the 11th Starlink launch on a Falcon 9 in 2021 so far, so what’s the big deal? SpaceX has been re-using F9 first stages for a long time. Take...
