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Space Advocacy
The National Space Society works to promote the conditions necessary for the development of, and human expansion into, space. This work is called space advocacy. We do this through our Policy Committee, that sets the agenda for our work to influence the U.S. Congress. Our Political Action Network of space enthusiasts and advocates, and our annual events that gather citizen-advocates in Washington, DC, work to promote our priorities.
March Storm Advocacy Event
“March Storm” is our annual space advocacy event held each spring in Washington, DC. The goal is to influence policy decisions and funding for space-related programs. March Storm is organized through the Alliance for Space Development, a coalition of fifteen space development focused organizations led by NSS and Space Frontier Foundation.
During March Storm, citizen-advocates gather in Washington to meet with congressional representatives and advocate for specific priorities that support space exploration, space development, and ultimately human expansion into space.
It’s an opportunity for space enthusiasts and professionals to have direct conversations with lawmakers and their staffs to promote the importance of space development, exploration, and technology.
Details of future advocacy events will be posted here.
Our most recent event focused on these priorities:
Objectives for 2023
- Extend the “learning period” limiting FAA regulation of commercial human space launch for another eight years.
- Initiate a clean energy technology demonstration of Space Solar Power beamed to Earth from low Earth orbit, deployed within five years.
- Protect Earth from hazardous asteroids by increasing funding for the NEO Surveyor space telescope, to help recover from major cuts in FY22 and FY23.
- Additional Objectives: Highlight the importance for space development of Commercial LEO Development, Commercial Crew Program, Lunar Gateway, Human Landing System, Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), and Space Technology including in-situ resource utilization.
Related Pages
Space Policy Blog Posts:
Leading Space Organizations Join in Support of Expanding the OSC’s Role in Orbital Debris Management
The National Space Society (NSS), the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) issue a joint letter on the importance of further elevating and funding the Office of Space Commerce (OSC). NSS, AIAA, and SWF...
NSS Position Statement on National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan
In July 2022, the U.S. Government issued its National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan (Debris Plan) to further address orbital debris challenges. The National Space Society (NSS) applauds the U.S. Government’s leadership in orbital debris management and reiterates...
NSS Participates in NASA Moon to Mars Objectives Workshop
NSS Pushes Enabling of Space Development at NASA Moon-to-Mars Objectives Workshop at Space Center Houston By John K. Strickland NSS Board of Directors In May of 2022 I received an emailed request from NASA to respond to a list of “Moon to Mars Objectives.” This seemed...
NSS Thanks the House Appropriations Committee for $55M to Defend Our Planet from Asteroids
The Urgently Needed NEO Surveyor Spacecraft to Detect Dangerous Asteroids Gets Political Boost Image: NASA's NEO Surveyor spacecraft will identify and characterize asteroids and comets that threaten Earth. Credit: NASA/University of Arizona The National Space Society...
Book Review: Escaping Gravity
A former Executive Director of NSS and Deputy Administrator of NASA, Garver has been a pivotal force in modern spaceflight, and the ups and downs of that journey are well related in this no-holds-barred book.
Prominent Space Organizations Join in Support of NASA’s NEO Surveyor Asteroid-Finder
The National Space Society and Planetary Society Issue Joint Statement on the Urgent Need to Fund Planetary Defense The National Space Society, based in Washington, D.C., recently partnered with the Planetary Society, based in Pasadena, CA, to create a joint statement...
NASA’s Planetary Defense Telescope (NEOSM) is Too Important to Cut
The NSS Campaign to Save NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission) By Jonathan Dagle, NSS Planetary Defense Program Manager Asteroids have been striking the Earth for millions of years, and it is only a matter of “when” the next impact will occur, not “if.”...
NSS Statement on Russia ASAT Test
The National Space Society (NSS) strongly condemns the anti-satellite (ASAT) test that Russia conducted on November 15, 2021. Russia’s intentional destruction of one of its old satellites created thousands of new pieces of debris in low Earth orbit (LEO). The debris...
NSS Supports the 2021 State of the Space Industrial Base Report
Important Call to Action for Space Settlement and Development A major report from the State of the Space Industrial Base 2021 Workshop, held in New Mexico in July, was released on Wednesday. It outlined the critical importance of space development and human...
NSS Town Hall Sept 9: NSS Policy Committee
You are Invited to the National Space Society Town Hall Thursday, September 9, 202, 9:00 pm to 10:15 pm EDT REGISTER FOR THIS ONLINE EVENT Subject: The NSS Policy Committee with Special Guests As a grass-roots advocacy and educational organization, the National Space...