by National Space Society | Apr 5, 2017 | NASA, Space Exploration
The final chapter in a remarkable mission of exploration and discovery, Cassini’s Grand Finale, ending September 15, is in many ways like a brand new mission. Twenty-two times, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will dive through the unexplored space between Saturn...
by National Space Society | Dec 8, 2016 | NSS Press Releases, Space Exploration
The National Space Society celebrates the life and contributions of the visionary champion of space exploration, Honorable Senator John Glenn, who passed away today. “John Glenn was an inspiration for the National Space Society and all those who believe...
by National Space Society | Jul 19, 2016 | NASA, NSS Press Releases, Space Exploration
The National Space Society congratulates Dr. Alan Stern on winning the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. This award is the highest honor that NASA can bestow. NSS has also awarded one of our highest honors to Dr. Stern, the NSS Wernher von Braun Award, which he...
by National Space Society | May 3, 2016 | Space Exploration
By NSS Member Bradley Williams It was a chilly December morning; I was 10 years old and sitting on the cold, hard floor of my elementary school library…too enthralled and focused on a 20-inch television screen to realize how uncomfortable I was. The TV was...
by National Space Society | Jan 19, 2016 | ISDC, NSS Press Releases, Space Exploration
Ten years ago today, a bold mission launched on humankind’s first journey to Pluto. The New Horizons Team, which conducted the stunningly successful mission to and flyby of Pluto, is the winner of the National Space Society’s 2016 Space Pioneer Award for...
by National Space Society | Jun 30, 2015 | Astronomy, NASA, NSS Press Releases, Space Exploration
Video on NASA’s New Horizons Mission Gets a Million Views in a Week; This Extended Director’s Cut Version Dropped Today on YouTube This extended version of a viral video detailing NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto, entitled “New Horizons...
by National Space Society | Jun 16, 2015 | NASA, Space Exploration
(Washington DC, June 16, 2015) On July 14th, NASA’s New Horizons mission will make its closest approach to the Pluto system, completing the first reconnaissance of the Solar System, begun over 50 years ago by NASA. With the completion of the Pluto flyby by New...
by National Space Society | Nov 3, 2014 | Education, Event, Space Exploration, Space Science
NSS Enterprise in Space Orbiter Design Contest The NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise never made it to orbit. While that was the original intent, subsequent redesigns undertaken during the Enterprise testing phase made this impractical. Most tragically, another Enterprise...