SPS. For over 4 decades the Space Solar Power Review aka Space Power has been remembered as a major source of information on not only the 1st run's tech but also for hints, tips...
The 12 Days of SPS Begins Now
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Happy Holidays x2
A few days ago an NSS colleague got in touch wanting information on Mass Drivers. We replied with a list of places to start and it occurred to us to wish them a happy holidays so...
Holiday’s Best to You and Yours
Tis the season for holiday wishes. Rather than an SSI logo with a Santa cap, we thought we'd share this. Because many of us are now parents...
This. Is. Awesome. Seriously, Awesome. Rick Guidice
This. Is. Awesome. On so many levels. Great for your holiday day off, kicking back and just watching. (And if you are or you know an artist.....) Thank you Cameron, very well...
SPS. Five New Government Reports and a Second Dad
The Space Studies Institute just added a new batch of U.S. government reports to the SSI SPS Research Library Online Collection: Satellite Power System Engineering And Economic...
Heading to D.C. with Pete Worden? Swing over to NASA Ames first with SSI
This week Dr. Peter Worden, United States Air Force Brigadier-General (retired), Director of NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field (retired 2015), Executive Director of...
Have you seen this? Bet you have, but not this way. 1976 MIT Space Colony Systems Design
To a Librarian, every protocol-followed, clinically-cataloged, environmentally-protected and filed-away asset has a real Human story. The asset on this page has many Human...
October 4th. A day that will forever live in History
Happy Anniversary of a revolutionary event! "On October 4, 2004, the Ansari XPRIZE was won by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, successfully completing the contest in their spacecraft...
SSI President Gary C Hudson: The SFF Commercial Space Pioneers Video Interview
Released September 5th 2023. To most of us in the day to day the cool soft-spoken guy is "Gary," but then we sit back sometimes and go: "Geeze, Gary is "GARY!" What a life. Nice...
Mark Hopkins, a force for Space
The membership and staff of the Space Studies Institute extends the deepest sincere condolences to the family, friends and associates of...