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The National Space Society (NSS) is an international nonprofit 501(c)(3), educational, and scientific organization specializing in space advocacy. Image File history File links Nss-logo_current. ... Image File history File links Nss-logo_current. ... 501C3 refers to section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code that exempts payment of federal income taxes for groups that are organized for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes. ... Space advocacy is a political position that favors the exploration, utilization, and colonization of outer space. ...

"The National Space Society's vision is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth. NSS members promote change in social, technical, economic, and political conditions to advance the day when people will live and work in space." --National Space Society Vision Statement

The society supports manned space missions as well as unmanned space missions, which are remotely-controlled or robotic space probes by both the public (e.g., NASA, Russian Federal Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and private sector (e.g., Ansari X Prize, Transformational Space, Scaled Composites, etc.) organizations. Human spaceflight is space exploration with a human crew, and possibly passengers (in contrast to unmanned space missions, which are remotely-controlled or robotic space probes). ... Unmanned space missions are those using remote-controlled spacecraft. ... A humanoid robot playing the trumpet In practical usage, a robot is an autonomous or semi-autonomous device which performs its tasks either by direct human control, partial control with human supervision, or completely autonomously. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Russian Federal Space Agency (Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство), formerly the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (RKA; in Russian: Российское авиационно-космическое агентство) is the government agency responsible for Russias space science program and general aerospace research. ... This article has been nominated as a possible Japanese Collaboration of the Week. ... The X prize logo shows a stylised letter X representing a spacecraft trajectory and containing a starfield. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) was founded in 1982 in Mojave, California by famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan out of what used to be the Rutan Aircraft Factory. ...

The National Space Society was established in the United States on March 8, 1986, from the merger of two space advocacy organizations: the National Space Institute, founded by Dr. Wernher von Braun; and the L5 Society, based on the concepts of Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill. March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Space Institute was a space advocacy group established by Wernher von Braun in 1974. ... In May 1964, Wernher von Braun stands at his Marshall Space Flight Center desk in Huntsville, Alabama with models of rockets developed and in progress. ... The original L5 Society logo, currently located at the L5 News archive on the World Wide Web The L5 Society was founded in 1975 by Carolyn and Keith Henson to promote the space colony ideas of Dr. Gerard K. ONeill. ... Gerard Kitchen ONeill (1927 - 1992) was a U.S. physicist and space pioneer. ...

The society enjoys the support of, and is served by, a volunteer Board of Governors and Board of Directors consisting of such individuals as astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, John Glenn, Harrison Schmitt, Gerald Carr, William Pogue and Kenneth Money, writers Sir Arthur C. Clarke, C.J. Cherryh and Ben Bova, actors and entertainers Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Lance Bass, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Nichelle Nichols and Bruce Boxleitner, scientists Dr. James Van Allen, Dr. Alan Binder, Dr. K. Eric Drexler, Dr. David Criswell and Dr. Michael DeBakey, news anchor Hugh Downs, Maria von Braun and many others. A Board of Governors is the board of directors of a publicly owned corporation, such as the United States Postal Service and Amtrak. ... A board of directors is a group of individuals chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company. ... Buzz Aldrin Colonel Edwin Eugene Buzz Aldrin, Jr. ... Michael Collins is the name of several people: Michael Collins (Irish leader), an Irish patriot and revolutionary Michael Collins (movie) Michael Collins (Limerick TD), a modern-day Irish politician Michael Collins (astronaut), an American astronaut Michael Collins (musician), a British clarinetist Michael Collins (author) This is a disambiguation page — a... Frank Borman (right) poses with Jim Lovell (left) and Bill Anders (center) for an Apollo 8 publicity photo Frank Borman (born March 14, 1928) was a NASA astronaut, best remembered as one of the three crewmembers of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon. ... Portrait of Apollo 13 Commander James A. Lovell, Jr. ... This article is about the astronaut. ... Schmitts famous photograph of Earth taken from Apollo 17 as he travelled to the Moon Harrison Jack Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is a geologist, astronaut, and senator. ... Gerald P. Carr is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut. ... William Reid Pogue (born January 23, 1930) was an American astronaut. ... Image:Arthur833. ... C. J. Cherryh is the slightly modified working name of author Caroline Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), the sister of artist David A.Cherry. ... Benjamin William Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American science fiction author and editor. ... Tom Hanks in February 2004 Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor famous for playing notable roles in many popular and critically acclaimed movies. ... Tom Cruise as seen on a poster for the 2001 film Vanilla Sky Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York, USA) is an American actor and producer who has starred in a number of top-grossing movies. ... James Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979 in Laurel, Mississippi) is the bass singer for the American pop group *NSYNC. He began his musical career in the seventh grade in the school chorus. ... Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Lee Hudec on February 23, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American actress and widow of television director/producer/writer Gene Roddenberry. ... Nichelle Nichols Nichelle Nichols (born December 28, 1932 in Robbins, Illinois) is an American singer and actor. ... Bruce Boxleitner as John Sheridan in Babylon 5 Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor, best known for his leading roles in the television series The Macahans, Scarecrow and Mrs. ... James Alfred Van Allen (born September 7, 1914) is an American physicist associated with the University of Iowa. ... Kim Eric Drexler (born April 25, 1955) is an American engineer best known for popularizing the potential of hypothetical molecular nanotechnology. ... Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (born September 7, 1908), is a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon and researcher. ... Hugh Downs (born February 14, 1921 in Akron, Ohio) is an American television host. ...

The society also hosts the annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC), held in major cities and venues, as well as smaller regional conferences. The International Space Development Conference (ISDC) is the annual conference of the National Space Society. ...

The Society's award-winning magazine Ad Astra (ISSN 1041-102X) is published quarterly ("Ad Astra" is Latin for "to the stars"). Ad Astra Volume 14, Number 4 July/August 2002 ON THE COVER: In this composite image, the space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida while another launcher heads for space. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

See also:

• Space advocacy
• Space colonization
• Space exploration
• Vision for Space Exploration

Space advocacy is a political position that favors the exploration, utilization, and colonization of outer space. ... Artists conception of a space habitat called the Stanford torus, by Don Davis Space colonization, also called space settlement and space humanization, is the hypothetical permanent autonomous (self-sufficient) human habitation of locations outside Earth. ... Space exploration is the physical exploration of outer-Earth objects and generally anything that involves the technologies, science, and politics regarding space endeavors. ... Image from NASA site Two planned configurations for a return to the moon, heavy lift (left) and crew (right) The Vision for Space Exploration is the United States space policy announced on January 14, 2004 by President George W. Bush. ...

Awards

Five-Star “Best in America” Certified by the Independent Charities of America - 2005

External links

• National Space Society Official web site.
• Ad Astra Online Online edition of magazine
• National Space Society Chapters Network Resources for NSS chapters, members and space activists.
• About the NSS
• NSS Worldwide
• NSS History - The 70's
• NSS History - The 80's
• NSS History - The 90's
• NSS History - The Present