by Jim Plaxco | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
The new year opened with another first for the U.S. space program – the successful flyby by New Horizons of the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Ultima Thule. At the time of the flyby, New Horizons was some 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun and 6.6 billion kilometers...
by National Space Society | Jun 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Claire McMurray Photos by Keith Zacharski, National Space Society The ISDC 2018 conference kicked off with a Felicitation Ceremony performed by Avinash Shirode, President of the NSS-Nashik India Chapter. Pictured above are Felicitation Ceremony “investitures” for...
by National Space Society | Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
The National Space Society (NSS) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with space historian and author Rod Pyle (photo at right) to write a new book entitled Space 2.0. NSS plans to use the finished volume as a primary tool for outreach...
by National Space Society | May 1, 2016 | Space Ambassadors, Uncategorized
The NSS Space Ambassadors Program is a venue to allow people worldwide to communicate the benefits of space exploration to our daily lives and to inspire and educate young people and the public to pursue careers in science, engineering, and mathematics. The goal is...
by National Space Society | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
NSS Senior Vice President and Senior Operating Officer Bruce Pittman was featured on The Space Show on October 13, speaking for 90 minutes on the emerging commercial space industry and related topics. You can listen to the program here. NSS Board of Directors member...
by David Brandt-Erichsen | Sep 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
The National Space Society and the International Space Elevator Consortium signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 August 2013. This understanding between these 501(c)(3) organizations illustrates the strength of ideas and committed volunteers. Recently NSS...
by David Brandt-Erichsen | May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Space Show featured two speakers from the National Space Society on May 14 and the archived presentation is now online. The speakers were Dr. Stan Rosen, NSS Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Dave Dressler, Chairman of the 2013 International Space...
by David Brandt-Erichsen | Feb 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
NSS is proud to announce that nearly 700 backers from over 20 nations have considerably exceeded our funding milestone of $35,000 in our first-ever Kickstarter campaign — the campaign reached $57,571! The campaign is to fund the creation of a professional video,...
