NSS Space Forums

The National Space Society sponsors an ongoing series of virtual forums and town halls covering all areas of space exploration, development and settlement. We invite thought leaders to candidly express their views on space and the future.

  • December 14, 2023 – The Year in Space with Larry Boyle

  • September 28, 2023 – Made In Space – 3D Printing on the ISS with Mike Snyder

  • September 14, 2023 – New NASA Space Technologies with James Tomaka

  • August 17, 2023 – Additive Construction on the Moon and Mars with Melodie Yashar – not recorded due to proprietary information

  • August 10, 2023 – Astronaut Scholars Panel – video forthcoming

  • July 20, 2023 – National Space Society Senior Leadership Open House with Excellence Awards and Apollo 11 Celebration with Anita Gale and Dale Skran

July 13, 2023 – The Space Fair and Instabase with Doug Plata, MD

June 22, 2023 – How Science Keeps Earth Safe from Dangerous Asteroids with Jonathan Dagle

March 23, 2023 – Space Solar Power: The Future Is Here with Gary Barnhard and John Mankins

March 9, 2023 – Connecting the Space Curious with the Space Serious with Christina Korp

February 9, 2023 – Two Hundred Years of Space Tourism with Bill Bradshaw

January 26, 2023 – Turning Orbital Trash into Space Treasure with Al Anzaldúa

January 19, 2023 – Vikram-S Rocket: A Discussion with the SKYROOT Staff with Sireesh Pallikonda and Madhu Thangavelu

January 12, 2023 – Commercial LEO Space Stations and the NASA Commercial LEO Destinations Program with the NSS Space Ambassadors

December 8, 2022 – 2022 Space Year in Review with Larry Boyle

November 10, 2022 – Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) with the leaders of SEDS-USA

October 27, 2022 – From Fashion to Space: An Artist’s Adventures with James Vaughan

September 29, 2022 – Space is a Cool Place for Business with Olivia Gamez Hozhaus, Oluseye Soyode-Johnson, Brandon Seifert, Kalle Vaha-Jaakkola, and Stephan Reckie

September 15, 2022 – Automated Psychotherapy in Space with Logan Smith, M.S.

August 25, 2022 – SpacEdge Education and NSS Career Center – Town Hall with Frances Dellutri and Burt Dicht

August 11, 2022 – Direct Fusion Drive for Space Power and Propulsion with Dr. Christopher Galea

July 14, 2022 – Technology Demonstrator Mission for Fast Solar Wind Sailing with Jeff Greason

June 16, 2022 – Becoming Off-Worldly: Preparing for Your Spaceflight Journey with Laura Forczyk

May 26, 2022 – National Space Society Chapters 2022 Annual Awards Ceremony with Larry Ahearn and David Stuart

May 19, 2022 – Space Analog for the Moon and Mars (SAM) at Biosphere 2 with Kai Staats & Trent Tresch

April 24, 2022 – Breakfast on the Moon: Apollo 16 50th Anniversary Celebration with Beth O’Leary, Lisa Westwood, Michelle Hanlon, and Michelle Wilmot

April 7, 2022 – New and Innovative Views on Preventing Conflict and Enhancing Accountability with NSS President Michelle Hanlon and the NSS Legal Fellows

March 31, 2022 – Expanding Frontiers: Astropreneurship in South Texas with Fredrick Jenet

March 10, 2022 – A Framework for Architecting the Future of Space with Gary Barnhard

January 27, 2022 – Eyewitness to Launch Operations: Space UpClose Inside the Fence at Kennedy Space Center with Jean Wright and Dr. Ken Kremer

January 13, 2022 – Webb Space Telescope: First Light Machine with Dr. H. Philip Stahl

December 2, 2021 – 2021 Space Year in Review with Larry Boyle

October 28, 2021 – Space Farming with Bryce Meyer

October 23, 2021 – Astronaut Eileen Collins

September 23, 2021 – Shuttle Mission Control Stories with Marianne Dyson

September 9, 2021 – The NSS Policy Committee with Randy Gigante and Charles Ellzey

August 19, 2021 – “I Was a Teenage Space Reporter” with David Chudwin

July 29-30, 2021 – SpaceRush 360 from Kennedy Space Center (registration only). Promo:

  • July 10, 2021 – Space Policy and Universalization (spUN) Debate Program Awards Event (internal)

  • July 8, 2021 – NSS Excellence Awards Presentation

  • June 24-27, 2021 – ISDC 2021 Virtual Event – Three Days

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

June 3, 2021 – Gerard K. O’Neill and the Future that Calls Us with Emily Carney

May 20, 2021 – A Modern Day Space Elevator – 2021 with Dr. Peter Swan

April 22, 2021 – Filling the Gaps in Space Law to Support Future Communities in Space presented by Michelle Hanlon:

April 8, 2021 – A Conversation with Scott Pace moderated by Greg Autry:

March 25, 2021 – New Rides to the Moon with Dale Skran:

March 11, 2021 – Town Hall: A Conversation with the Presidents with Geoffrey Notkin, Janet Ivey, and Michelle Hanlon:

February 25, 2021 – Space Settlement Perspectives with Jim Crisafulli and Jim Plaxco:

February 11, 2021 – Space Art: Documenting the Story of NASA’s Quest for the Moon with Chris Calle:

February 6, 2021 – Breakfast On The Moon Apollo 14 Anniversary with Gerald Griffin

February 4, 2021 – Space Settlement 2021 Special Broadcast:

January 28, 2021 – Ask An Astronaut with Terry Virts:

January 14, 2021 – Space Stations in Popular Culture – Bradshaw, Dicht

December 17, 2020 – 2020 Space Year in Review – Boyle, Plaxco

November 19, 2020 – The Road to Space – The First Thousand Years – Gruntman, Dicht:

November 5, 2020 – Where Should We Settle First? – Sercel, Zubrin, Gale

October 29, 2020 – The Scientific Feasibility of Space Settlement – Rens, Gale, Skran

October 8, 2020 – NSS Chapters World Space Week Webinar – SpaceX, Blue Origin, Space Tourism – Plaxco, Barnard, Meyer, McMurray, Potter

October 1, 2020 – Factors Impacting the Sustainability of a Lunar Economy with Jim Plaxco

September 30, 2020 – The Orbital Economy: Challenges & Opportunities along the Path to a Trillion-Dollar Economy with Lynn Harper, Alex MacDonald, Mike Lewis, Cindy Martin-Brennan, Rich Boling, Elena Bulanova, Andrew Rush, and Bruce Pittman:

September 17, 2020 – Infectious Disease and Spaceflight – Plush, Kross, Dellutri

August 27, 2020 – A Conversation with Jeff Greason – Jeff Greason, Dale Skran

August 20, 2020 – The Case for Space-Based Solar Power – Garretson, Mankins, Hopkins

August 13, 2020 – A Conversation with Lori Garver with Lori Garver and Jeff Liss:

July 30, 2020 – Town Hall: 2020 NSS Chapters Awards Presentation with Larry Ahearn and David Stuart:

July 23, 2020 – Where Could the First Space Settlements Go? with Al Globus and Jeff Liss

July 16, 2020 – A Day in Space 2020, Parts 1-10:

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 1 — Bruce Pittman on our future in space

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 2 — Apollo, with Walt Cunningham, Fred Haise, Al Worden, Gerry Griffin

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 3 — Buzz Aldrin Interview by Geoffrey Notkin

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 4 – Dr. Sara Seager and Exoplanets

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 5 – Dr. Alan Stern on the New Horizons mission to Pluto

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 6 – Rod Pyle and Rob Manning debate Mars exploration

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 7 – Karlton Johnson on pro-space outreach and space community diversity

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 8 – Dr. Anthony Paustian on imagination, innovation and Apollo

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 9 – Shawna Pandya MD on health challenges of extended spaceflight

NSS “A Day in Space” Segment 10 – Steve Jurvetson on innovation and investment in space

July 9, 2020 – Hawaii Space Exploration Analog with Henk Rogers

May 28, 2020 – When We Get Back to the Moon – What Then? – Cheuvront, Plata, Zubrin, Liss

May 21, 2020 – Janet Ivey with Frances Dellutri

May 3, 2020 – Expert Panel on Space Universalization with Lorna Jean Edmonds

April 17, 2020 – SpacEdge Academy – Zielinksi, Dellutri, Gustafsen