by National Space Society | Dec 7, 2021 | National Space Society, Space Policy
The National Space Society (NSS) strongly condemns the anti-satellite (ASAT) test that Russia conducted on November 15, 2021. Russia’s intentional destruction of one of its old satellites created thousands of new pieces of debris in low Earth orbit (LEO). The debris...
by National Space Society | Nov 19, 2021 | NSS Press Releases, Space Policy, Space Solar Power
Important Call to Action for Space Settlement and Development A major report from the State of the Space Industrial Base 2021 Workshop, held in New Mexico in July, was released on Wednesday. It outlined the critical importance of space development and human...
by National Space Society | Sep 3, 2021 | National Space Society, Space Policy
You are Invited to the National Space Society Town Hall Thursday, September 9, 202, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE EVENT Subject: The NSS Policy Committee with Special Guests As a grass-roots advocacy and educational organization, the National Space...
by National Space Society | Jun 18, 2021 | Event, ISDC, National Space Society, Space Policy
By Michelle Hanlon President, National Space Society Sunday, June 27 at 1:00 PM Eastern time. NSS has planned a special program, devoting two hours to explore and answer your questions about the Artemis Accords. I am honored to be joined by Dr. Andrea Harrington,...
by National Space Society | Jun 18, 2021 | National Space Society, Space Policy
Scott Pace, former NSS Executive Vice President, former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, and Director of the Space Policy Institute at the Elliott School of International Affairs, has written an OpEd in SpaceNews called “NOAA is stalling U.S....
by National Space Society | May 20, 2021 | National Space Society, Space Law, Space Policy
The mission of the National Space Society’s (NSS) Legal Fellows Program is to provide gifted and highly motivated law students with a national platform to make their voices and ideas heard in respect to the continuing evolution of international and national space law....
by National Space Society | Mar 31, 2021 | Space Law, Space Policy
By Fisher Smith, NSS Legal Fellow In recent years, private companies have begun to push the boundaries of outer space, making it more affordable to launch rockets and developing new technologies that have revolutionized the industry. SpaceX, Blue Origin, Nanoracks,...
by National Space Society | Mar 23, 2021 | Space Law, Space Policy
By Leana Brown, NSS Legal Fellow In 1957 the USSR launched the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, Sputnik. Since then, increased space activity and the resulting debris have led to a potential tragedy of the commons, creating liability concerns for all States...
