NSS Press Releases
NSS Congratulates NASA and Blue Origin for Lunar Lander Selection
Second Human Landing System Contract Encourages Competition and Innovation The National Space Society congratulates Blue Origin of Kent, Washington for their selection by NASA to develop a second human lunar landing system (HLS) by the end of the decade. The first HLS...
NSS International Space Development Conference Starts Next Week
National Space Society Event Will Run from May 25-28. Discount Rates Still Available. The National Space Society's International Space Development Conference® (ISDC®) will be held on May 25-28, 2023, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention...
Long-Serving Space Settlement Advocate Mark Hopkins Passes On
Former National Space Society CEO Had a Long History of Supporting Space Initiatives Photo by Christian B. Meza. It is with condolences and appreciation for his past service to the National Space Society that we announce the passing of Mr. Mark Hopkins on Monday, May...
NSS Selects James Webb Space Telescope Team for the Wernher von Braun Memorial Award
Image: The James Webb Space Telescope. Art work by James Vaughan. The National Space Society (NSS) is proud to present the Wernher von Braun Memorial Award to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's science team. The award will be accepted at the NSS 41st annual...
NSS Applauds Buzz Aldrin’s Honorary Promotion to Brigadier General
NSS Board of Governors Member Has a Long History of Service in Space Advocacy On May 5, 2023, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will receive an honorary promotion to brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force. The ceremony will be held at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in Los...
SETI Institute Planetary Scientist Dr. Pascal Lee to Speak at the NSS International Space Development Conference
SETI Institute and Mars Institute Planetary Scientist and Chief of the NASA Haughton-Mars Project Will Receive National Space Society's Space Pioneer Award The National Space Society is proud to present noted planetary scientist, explorer, and Mars specialist Dr....
The National Space Society Cheers SpaceX Starship Launch Test
Test Flight Paves the Way for the Transformation of Human Spaceflight The National Space Society congratulates SpaceX on a partially successful test flight of its new Starship/Super Heavy reusable rocket, the most powerful ever launched. Shortly after 8 a.m. Central...
Astronaut Dr. Bonnie Dunbar to Keynote at International Space Development Conference
Seasoned Educator, Aerospace Professional, and Retired Astronaut to Join Other Visionaries and Leaders at National Space Society Conference The National Space Society proudly announces retired astronaut Dr. Bonnie Dunbar as a keynote speaker at its annual ISDC®, the...
NSS ISDC Conference Fact Sheet
Title: International Space Development Conference (ISDC 2023) When: Thursday, May 25 to Sunday, May 28, 2023 Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas-Frisco Hotel Convention Center, 7600 John Q Hammons Drive, Frisco, TX 75034 What: The annual International Space...
NewSpace Entrepreneur Dylan Taylor to Speak at ISDC
Chairman and CEO of Voyager Space to Speak at Major National Space Society Event The National Space Society is proud to present famed newspace entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Dylan Taylor at its annual ISDC®, the International Space Development Conference®,...
The National Space Society Mourns the Passing of Ken Money
Former NSS President and Board of Governors Member Provided Peerless Leadership The National Space Society mourns the passing of former NSS leader Kenneth Money who passed on March 6 at the age of 88. Money served on the NSS Board of Governors from its earliest years...
Isaac Arthur Named President of the National Space Society
Futurist and YouTube personality Isaac Arthur has been elected to be President of the National Space Society for a two-year term, starting immediately. He follows President Emerita Michelle Hanlon, co-founder of For All Moonkind and co-director of the Center for Air...
The National Space Society Congratulates NASA on the Success of Artemis I
Same-day Launch of the Hakuto-R Lunar Landing Mission Will Help Support Future Lunar Crews On Sunday, December 11, the National Space Society marked two important steps toward a future human presence on the Moon. First, the uncrewed mission of Artemis I was completed...
The National Space Society Salutes the Start of NASA’s Artemis Program
Today's Launch is NASA’s First Step Toward a New Age of Lunar Exploration and Development The National Space Society applauds the successful inauguration of Artemis program operations. The Artemis I mission to lunar orbit, which launched in the early morning hours of...
NSS Congratulates NASA on the DART Planetary Defense Mission
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test Has Successfully Met Its Target Image: Photo of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos seconds before the DART spacecraft crashed into it. Courtesy NASA. The National Space Society lauds NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Mission on a...
NSS Statement on the Orbital Sustainability Act of 2022 (ORBITS Act)
This week on September 12 the Orbital Sustainability Act of 2022 (ORBITS Act) was introduced to the Senate. The bipartisan bill, championed by Senators Maria Cantwell, John Hickenlooper, Cynthia Lummis, and Roger Wicker, would “establish a demonstration program for...