Our New YouTube Channel
Check out the first video on the new Sacramento L5 Society YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/elrkYlD1694 Click Here for the Sacramento L5 Society YouTubeChannel Page
Tom Tolan and the Dream Chaser
Tom Tolan is a core member of the Sacramento L5 Society and we're happy for him since he gets to work on the Dream Chaser at Sierra Nevada Corporation.Dream Chaser®…
No Stopping in Orbit by Paul Turner
There is a common misperception that if you get rocket up high enough, say several hundred miles above the ground, there will be no gravity to pull it back down…
Space Port with Orbital Tether
Orbital TethersCatch and ReleaseShave precious delta-V off the cost to orbitWhy Orbiting Tethers• Orbiting tethers: long tethers making one revolution per orbit, with the same end pointing down at all…
How fast will 1g get you there?
1.75 hours to the moon! The concept of 1 g acceleration providing a comfortable environment for travel is enticing. But even if you have the energy it's not so clear where…
Space Debris Removal: Maritime Lessons
In noting the commonalities between debris or pollution in the oceans and seas of the world and debris in orbit, NSS proposes mechanisms and systems to overcome barriers to creating…
The Artemis Moon Program
November 2019The NASA Artemis Moon program aims to land the first woman and the next man on theMoon by 2024, a goal that the National Space Society (NSS) applauds. Due…