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By Lynne F. Zielinski
Vice President of Education Emerita, National Space Society
Space Educator Award Chair, National Space Club & Foundation

The National Space Society (NSS) is happy to support the National Space Club & Foundation’s (NSCF) national space educator awards program. Applications are currently being accepted for the prestigious Christa McAuliffe National Space Educator Award. The award originally named the National Space Educator Award was established in…

OPINION

By Dale Skran

SpaceX has recently published a 28-minute high-quality video titled “Holy Grail of Rocketry.” It can be found on the SpaceX website, where it can also be downloaded. It has also been republished on YouTube.

Filmed in 4K, we are shown incredible images of Starship flight 13, and even more amazing footage of the recovery of the Starship from the Indian Ocean. Far from being a panegyric to Elon Musk, it is a straight corporate-produced documentary unsurprisingly lacking the…

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum

Thursday, September 24, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST

With special guest

Endowed Chair of Space Tourism Programming & Initiatives; Associate Professor, University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management

As commercial space stations, lunar habitats, and future settlements move from concept toward reality, the challenges…

By Dave Dressler

At our last International Space Development Conference, I had the good fortune to meet Bill Diamond, CEO of the SETI Institute. Bill was the Sunday night keynote speaker, thanks to conference chair Pascal Lee, who is himself a researcher with the Institute and also the NSS Vice President for Planetary Development.

Bill Diamond is also the featured guest on the next Space Forum with Burt Dicht, this Thursday, September 17, 2026. Register at this link or watch for our archived…

The National Space Society invites you to the next Space Forum

Thursday, September 17, 2026, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm EST

With special guest

President and CEO, SETI Institute

Are we alone in the universe? It is one of humanity’s oldest and most profound questions and scientists are developing increasingly sophisticated ways to search for the answer.

Join us for a fascinating Space Forum with Bill Diamond,…

Category: Nonfiction
Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler
Title: HOTOL & Skylon: The Story of Britain’s Spaceplanes
Author: Rob Coppinger
Format: Hardcover/paperback/Kindle
Pages: 268
Publisher: British Interplanetary Society/Independent
Date: May 2026
Retail price: $26.87/$20.15/$9.99
ISBN: ‎ 979-8198069084
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The 1980’s were exciting times for crewed spaceflight. The American Space Shuttle was up and running, making regular trips to orbit. The Soviets were working on their own shuttle,…

The National Space Society (NSS) welcomes the U.S. Administration’s proposal to establish a United States Space Academy, a NASA-led institution meant to prepare the next generation of astronauts, scientists, engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, and civil servants for careers in space.

The NSS has pushed for stronger STEM pathways and a deeper aerospace talent pipeline for years. A dedicated Space Academy fits that mission, and the proposal’s stated goal of developing the next generation of…

By Burt Dicht
NSS Space Coast Correspondent

Today’s successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help answer two key questions: How does the universe work? Are we alone?

These are two questions we have pondered since we first looked toward the night sky. And now, a new instrument promises to change not just what we know, but how fast we can learn it.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched today from Kennedy Space Center at 7:26 a.m. EDT aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket…

By Robin Scott

National Space Society of North Texas (NSS-NT) President Ken Ruffin, shown above holding the 2026 NSS Chapter of the Year Award, acknowledged the Chapter’s team effort in high performance public outreach and put the icing on the cake by bringing a cake with Chapter of the Year written on it for their celebration of the accomplishment.

During the last 14 consecutive years, NSS-NT has earned the Chapter of the Year Award seven times, and the NSS Excellence Award (2nd place) the…

The National Space Society (NSS) welcomes the release of the National Space Transportation Policy, a comprehensive directive establishing the United States’ strategic framework for launch, reentry, and in‑space transportation activities. The policy recognizes the importance of space transportation to national interests and sets ambitious goals to expand U.S. space transportation capabilities.

The NSS strongly supports the policy’s commitment to expanding U.S. launch and reentry infrastructure,…