Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc.

08/03/2021

The 10-year research program began in 2013 and aims to create a global supply of affordable, renewable, clean energy

01/31/2021

WATCH LIVE ON FEBRUARY 4th, 9am PST
Space Settlement 2021 is a free virtual event showcasing the technologies, people and organizations that will lead us to the settlement of the final frontier! Space Settlement 2021 presents the finest minds in this revolutionary movement, with experts the latest visions of humanity’s migration into space: where we will go, why we will go there, and how we will do so. Highlights include: a STEM space settlement competition, today’s incremental steps to space settlement, the classic ideas of Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill, new initiatives by visionaries such as Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other NewSpace visionaries, and much more. Space Settlement 2021 is available thanks to the International Space Settlement Design Competitions and Anita Gale.

https://spacesettlement2021.nss.org/

JOIN US ON FEBRUARY 4th for a free virtual event on the technologies, people and organizations that will lead us to the settlement of the final frontier!

07/16/2020

On July 16, the National Space Society proudly presents "A Day in Space," a day-long virtual event featuring some of the best and brightest of the Space Age and beyond. As a respondent to our outreach, you have been entered in the drawing for several special prizes, and winners will be announced on Monday, July 20, the 51st anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11! Winners will be notified via email and posted on the NSS event sites www.adayinspace.nss.org and space.nss.org.

Presenters include NSS leaders, Apollo astronauts and flight directors, engineers and scientists working on NASA’s planetary exploration programs, astrophysicists searching for habitable exoplanets, and educators, physicians, and investors focusing on the business and future of NewSpace and space settlement.

"A Day in Space" features an exclusive interview with Buzz Aldrin and presentations by Apollo Flight Director Gerry Griffin, Apollo astronauts Walt Cunningham, Fred Haise and Al Worden (recorded in 2019). Also on tap are NewSpace investor extraordinaire Steve Jurvetson, exoplanet hunter Sara Siegel, space medicine expert Shawna Pandya, JPL Chief Engineer Rob Manning, author Rod Pyle, and many more.

"A Day in Space" is hosted by NSS president Geoffrey Notkin and planetary scientist Sian Proctor, and begins at 11 a.m. EDT / 8 a.m. PDT (1500 GMT) on July 16 and will be available across multiple venues:

• The NSS page
• The NSS YouTube channel
• The e360tv streaming TV network
• e360tv’s Roku/AppleTV/Amazon Fire platforms (via e360tv app)
• e360tv's mobile streaming platforms
• Space.com's YouTube channel

"A Day in Space" will be archived on the e360tv platform and the NSS YouTube channel and website for future viewing. Live Q&A will be available exclusively on the NSS Facebook Live presentation.

See you at A Day in Space on July 16!

05/22/2020

Friends & Colleagues:

I think we need to get out in front with respect to the narrative on this. NASA is trying to do something right, let's let the politician know that it matters to us. This is what I wrote and sent today.

Dear Representative Raskin, Senators Van Hollen, and Cardin::

In these challenging times the importance of the investment we make in providing for the future, including space exploration and development, is not to be underestimated. It serves as a foundation for hope. It serves as an affirmation that we are a resilient society that will not be deterred from lending our efforts to forging a brighter tomorrow

Sincerely,
Gary P. Barnhard
Cabin John, MD.

03/08/2020

If you care about space development being part of the mix of how we provide for the future.

If the vision of “People living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.” is something that matters to you.

The time to act is now. Please forward this Op-ed to your Congressperson and Senators along with your statement of support for space development being a part of providing for the future of humanity.

Op-ed | H.R. 5666 will launch the U.S. in the wrong direction - SpaceNews.com

https://spacenews.com/h-r-5666-will-launch-the-u-s-in-the-wrong-direction/?fbclid=IwAR3sUA8UwHqxzgmL8Qm7Ul7shMGOJETCP4x-3IHkYifykdmkFAIK4JWgHes

In his Feb. 3 SpaceNews opinion piece, Louis Friedman argues that the NASA authorization bill that recently cleared a House space subcommittee is best direction for America in space. The bill, H.R. 5666, would require the United States to abandon the moon after a flags and footprints lunar landing (...

08/04/2019

Cislunar Marketplace Exhibition -- IAC 2019 Washington, DC

You and your company should be a part of building not the future, not waiting for it!

cislunar.nss.org

06/22/2019

The Space Solar Power Symposium 2019 was held June 5-6, 2019 in conjunction with the National Space Society International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2019 in Arlinton, Virginia. The Symposium Co-chaired by John C. Mankins and Gary P. Barnhard offered further insight as to where we are with respect to the technology, the customer requirements, and end-to-end systems considerations. The full program and all presentations can be found at the following URL:

http://www.spacedevelopmentfoundation.org/wordpress/space-solar-power-symposium-isdc-2019/

05/17/2019

UPDATED DETAILS II: -- Program Schedule Change

The National Space Society International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2019 invites you to a special keynote presentation by Mark Sirangelo, Special Assistant to the NASA Administrator for the Moons to Mars Mission Directorate development the morning of June 6, 2019 at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia.

http://isdc2019.nss.org

04/05/2019

XISP-Inc submitted three NASA STMD Tipping Point Solicitation Preliminary Proposals as lead with engaged partners and teamed as support for a fourth.
1.-- Automated Cryogenic Transfer Testbed (ACTT)
2. -- Sustainable Energy Distribution (SED)
3. -- Sustainable Energy Generation (SEG)
4. -- CisLunar Networks: Resilient, Expandable, Earth-Moon Communications Infrastructure

Don't wait for the future, help us build it!