by National Space Society | Apr 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
NSS thanks our members: We just passed the 10,000th online renewal and have also set a record year-to-date for online renewals. Thank you for reaching for the stars with us.
by National Space Society | Mar 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
The National Space Society (NSS) is pleased to announce Dr. Stephen Hawking as the 14th recipient of NSS’s Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award. The award was presented to Dr. Hawking at a special ceremony at the Cooks Branch Conservancy in Montgomery, Texas on...
by National Space Society | Dec 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
The National Space Society wishes you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season. As we look forward to another successful year, we reflect on the accomplishments made possible by your generous support. With your continued support, we hope to make...
by National Space Society | Apr 17, 2011 | Education, NASA, Space Settlement, Uncategorized
The Grand Prize for the 2011 NASA/NSS Space Settlement Contest went to a team of seven high school students from Punjab, India, for their double-torus space settlement design called Hyperion. The winning design was selected from 355 submissions from 14 countries. The...
by Gary Barnhard | Feb 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
“The National Space Society (NSS) commends NASA and the Executive Branch for proposing to increase spending for science, technology, and sustainable economic development in space; however, we believe the President’s 2011 budget request would leave the job only partly...
by National Space Society | Dec 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The National Space Society (“NSS”) congratulates one of its own, Tim Pickens, on the sale of his successful pioneering NewSpace company, Orion Propulsion, Inc. (“OPI”), to another Huntsville, Alabama-based aerospace company, Dynetics. OPI...
by Karen Shea | Aug 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
Beyond Augustine by Dennis Wingo There are many ideas that have been scoffed at or sidelined, like In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) that could be brought back into the mix. Ion propulsion space tugs are also much closer to reality than what most people think....
by Dave Dressler | Aug 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
By far the two most remarkable photographs of the twentieth century are the ones shown above. For they encapsulate the whole evolutionary and cultural history of humanity and its possible destiny. In 1978, paleontogist Mary Leaky and her team discovered the earliest...