Space Is Our Future – A Campaign for Space

The Moon, Mars and Beyond National Space Society Banner© Bill Wright Today on Far Future Horizons we will be showcasing the National Space Society’s (NSS’s) video to promote their “Space Is Our Future” campaign. The National Space Society (NSS) is conducting a campaign to explain the importance and wonder of space exploration and development. The objective … Read more

Journey To Space

Today on Far Future Horizons we showcase an exciting new and inspirational IMAX film “Journey To Space” premiering at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. in February. Additional venues across the U.S. and worldwide will follow, including screenings in 2D and 3D in Huntsville, Ala., Chicago, Illinois and St. Paul, Minn. The … Read more

Cosmic Journeys ~ Interstellar Flight

Today on Far Future Horizons we present Cosmic Journeys ~  Interstellar Flight. This latest installment from Cosmic Journeys explores the challenges of interstellar flight and the technological possibilities that may one day send us on a long voyage out into the galaxy. What imperatives will define the mission when it launches and finally arrives: exploration … Read more

From Olduvai Gorge to the Sea of Tranquility

  This is an essay I wrote five years ago to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing and was originally posted on the National Space Society’s blog site on  August 10, 2009. By far the two most remarkable photographs of the twentieth century are the ones shown above. For they encapsulate the whole … Read more