by National Space Society | Dec 13, 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight, Space Development, Space Tourism, Space Transportation
Image: View from Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity December 13th, 2018 (courtesy of Virgin Galactic). By Bob Brodbeck A historic milestone in space development, and especially for the start up of space tourism, was achieved this morning Thursday December 13th by Virgin...
by National Space Society | Dec 13, 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight, Space Development, Space Transportation
By George Mancuso On September 16, 2014, NASA awarded Boeing and SpaceX contracts to provide crewed launch services to the International Space Station (ISS). For the same contract requirement, Boeing could receive up to $ 4.2 B, while SpaceX could receive up to $ 2.6...
by National Space Society | Aug 18, 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight, Space Development, Space Transportation
The 11-minute video below by an outfit called Startup Division depicts the formidable competition that Space-X is and will be facing for lowered launch costs. Worth a watch. The race is heating...
by National Space Society | Jul 27, 2018 | Space Development, Space Transportation
Artist’s concept of the Big Falcon Spaceship (BFS) docked with the International Space Station. Image credit: SpaceX. OPINION by Dale Skran, NSS Executive Vice President Copyright 2018 A lot of space advocates (myself included!) are looking forward to the first...
by Dale Skran | Mar 28, 2018 | Commercial Space, Space Transportation
Image: SpaceX Trifecta: Falcon Heavy, Falcon 9 Block 5, Dragon 2 By Dale Skran, NSS Executive Vice President Copyright 2018 SpaceX has three major goals for 2018: Bring the Falcon Heavy to operational status Bring the Block 5 Falcon 9 to operational status Bring the...
by National Space Society | Feb 7, 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight, NSS Press Releases, Space Transportation
The National Space Society (NSS) congratulates SpaceX on the first flight of the Falcon Heavy (FH). At 3:45 pm EST yesterday, the most powerful U.S. liquid-fueled rocket to fly since the Saturn V roared off Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
by National Space Society | Jun 23, 2016 | NSS Website Updates, Space Transportation
Thanks to National Space Society’s affiliate the International Space Elevator Consortium, we have substantially updated and expanded our Space Elevator Library. Check it out! ...
