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 On November 3rd, This Space Available celebrated 12 years; it’s certainly been a long, strange trip from brainstorming blog posts while working at a department store perfume counter (as I was back then) to the present. One...
This Space Available By Emily Carney One “semi-myth” about the Apollo program is that they all followed the exact same template of “sequential steps” — first, test the command module; second, orbit the Moon; third, test the lunar module; perform a lunar landing dress...
This Space Available By Emily Carney The year 1972 marked the beginning of a transitional period for NASA. The Apollo lunar missions ended, while the Space Shuttle – touted as part airplane, part cargo truck, and the embodiment of a nation’s collective spaceflight...
This Space Available By Emily Carney Note: book spoilers included. Clifford R. McMurray’s review of Never Panic Early is also available on NSS’ blog. Fred Haise has probably experienced more near-misses and “what-ifs” than any other astronaut in...
This Space Available By Emily Carney Author’s note: For All Mankind Season 3, Episode 1 SPOILERS are included in this review. It doesn’t matter if we all die Ambition in the back of a black car In a high building, there is so much to do Going home time, a story...
This Space Available By Emily Carney While the last part of this blog series discussed how Skylab entered its final moments, this article discusses what would become Skylab’s unexpected graveyard – and the diverse, sometimes comical reactions the reentry...
This Space Available By Emily Carney By early 1978, it was clear that Skylab was coming down more quickly than predicted, and ground controllers worked hard to reestablish commands with the long-uncrewed space station. But from its troubled launch to its fiery ending,...
This Space Available By Emily Carney A man with a deeply-lined, William Holden-esque face who more resembled a gunslinger from classic Westerns than a nerdy engineer, astronaut Donald K. “Deke” Slayton was used to near-misses and “what-ifs.” He’d flown in combat...
