The National Space Society is the preeminent citizen’s voice on space exploration, development, and settlement. The NSS Vision is “People living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.”
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In addition to our annual International Space Development Conference, the NSS hosts a number of events to further facilitate space-faring conversation.
Looking to get involved in the conversation? There are numerous ways to make it happen. From joining local chapters to volunteering, there are many opportunities.
This Space Available By Emily Carney Columbia didn’t fly until April 1981, but NASA began envisioning the Space Shuttle as early as 1969, while its astronauts and engineers were still busy perfecting landing on the Moon. A sweep of 1970s NASA images reveals treasures...
This Space Available By Emily Carney Once upon a time… At this point in our story, the mid-Seventies were in full swing at NASA, and preparations for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project were well in gear. In late 1974, NASA was already laying the groundwork for its next big...
This Space Available By Emily Carney The Space Shuttle program recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first launch, and will soon pass 10 years since its swansong, STS-135. There is now a generation that wasn’t around to see Shuttle launches either in Florida...
This Space Available By Emily Carney The engine is the heart of the airplane, but the pilot is its soul. Author unknown Fred Haise may be best known as the Apollo 13 lunar module pilot who, along with crew mates Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert, survived one of the most...
“I always used to dream of the past But like they say yesterday never comes Sometimes there’s a song in my brain And I feel that my heart knows the refrain I guess it’s just the music that brings on nostalgia for an age yet to come” -Buzzcocks, “Nostalgia”...
STS-5 crew walkout, November 11, 1982. Front, from left: PLT Robert Overmyer and CDR Vance Brand. Back, from left: MS Bill Lenoir, George Abbey, and MS Joe Allen, laughing (astronaut John Young is behind Abbey). Note the sign in Lenoir’s hand. Photo credit:...
USAF Major Robert H. Lawrence in an undated LIFE photo. Lawrence’s life and career would leave resonances, despite both being cut painfully short. There were big names within their ranks including Bob Crippen, Henry Hartsfield, Bo Bobko, Al Crews, Richard...
NASA photo, Feb. 1974: “Scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot for the Skylab 4 mission, demonstrates the effects of zero-gravity as he sails through airlock module hatch.” There’s another world behind the sun / He used to shine on...
