Arduino – Getting started
ELEGOO Mega R3 Project The Most Complete Ultimate Starter Kit with Tutorial Compatible with Arduino IDEGet the project kit on Amazon here.Find the Elegoo Mega R3 Project download page at…
Space Radiation Shielding Practical Considerations
While space radiation is frequently cited as a primary constraint on human spaceflight, its risks can be mitigated more effectively than some current regulatory framing implies. This paper outlines practical…
660,000 Supercomputers in your pocket
WOW FACTOR Your iPhone vs. 1965 Supercomputing If you wanted in 1965 the computing power you now hold in your iPhone, you would have needed to spend the equivalent of:…
Space Port with Orbital Tether
Orbital Tethers Catch and Release Shave precious delta-V off the cost to orbit Why Orbiting Tethers• Orbiting tethers: long tethers making one revolution per orbit, with the same end pointing…
AI Abundance – Diligence and the Future
AI and Knowledge “Knowledge is overrated, William. What’s required is diligence and the service of a willing spirit.” - Tom Nuttall to his son in the HBO Television Drama:…
The Firstborn Obligation
The Firstborn ObligationIf we are alone, then what we choose now matters not just for us, but for the future history of the universe. Whether intelligence becomes a brief, tragic…
Compton Airport Honors Laser Pioneer Hildreth “Hal” Walker Jr. at Air and Space Fair 2025
https://youtu.be/1a7GVSjk3uU?si=3M4a5MhsSntFNJIn In 2025, Compton Woodley Airport paid tribute to Hildreth “Hal” Walker Jr., a distinguished laser scientist and space technology pioneer, during its Air and Space Fair. The airport presented…
Paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to float in space
Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a 33-year-old paraplegic aerospace engineer from Germany, made history by becoming the first wheelchair user to travel to space on a Blue Origin suborbital flight. Benthaus, who was paralyzed…
Chapter Resources Now on NSS Website
Here's the new location of the chapter resources page which is now on the NSS Website And here's the look of the top of the page. Click the image to…
The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous!
High-energy rechargeable batteries seemed impossible, until we made them. https://youtu.be/AGglJehON5g?si=Dsztg73Kua744KS7