Ad Astra Volume 16 Number 1 2004

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Ad Astra Volume 16 Number 1 2004

ON THE COVER: Space shuttle Endeavor over Cook Strait, New Zealand, during approach to the International Space Station on November 25, 2002. Photo: NASA.

Featured Articles:

  • 16
    REKINDLING THE DREAM
    President George W. Bush outlines an initiative that puts us back on the Moon by 2020. And from there, on to Mars…
    By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 18
    THE VISION THING
    After floundering for decades, the U.S. space program has a new mission and a broader vision.  But will it be enough to get us where we want to go?
    By Jeff Foust
  • 22
    IN SEARCH OF PLANETS AND LIFE
    When it comes to stars like our sun, planets may be the rule rather  than the exception.  A new flock of space telescopes will help scientists home in on the Earth-like worlds.
    By Erik Baard
  • 26
    THE CASE FOR SOLAR POWER FROM SPACE
    There’s an awful lot of energy to be had out in space.  Why we should be looking to solve Earth’s energy crisis by harvesting power from the sun.
    By Arthur P. Smith
  • 34
    AMERICA’S NEW SPACE CATHEDRAL
    The expansion of the Smithsonian Air and Space Musuem in Dulles, Virginia, is a space buff’s dream. A look inside the new museum.
    By Keith Cowing,  photos by Jeff Foust
  • 4
    LAUNCH PAD
    New Directions
    By Greg Allison, Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • 6
    MISSION CONTROL
  • 13
    POLICY INSIGHT
    Getting Unstuck, by Clifford R. McMurray, NSS Executive Vice President
  • 14
    GUEST SPACE
    Lunar Sample Return Mission Deserves Top Flight
    By Donald F. Robertson
  • 15
    COUNTDOWN
    The Winds of Change
    By Irene Mona Klotz, Editor in Chief
  • 38
    SPACE COMMUNITY
    Cultures Meld at Youth Space Summit in Turkey, by Larry Evans
    NSS Chapters and Projects
  • 48
    LIFTING OFF
    Paving a New Road to Space
    By Brian E. Chase, NSS Executive Director

Ad Astra Volume 16 Number 1 2004

ON THE COVER: Space shuttle Endeavor over Cook Strait, New Zealand, during approach to the International Space Station on November 25, 2002. Photo: NASA.

Featured Articles:

  • 16
    REKINDLING THE DREAM
    President George W. Bush outlines an initiative that puts us back on the Moon by 2020. And from there, on to Mars…
    By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 18
    THE VISION THING
    After floundering for decades, the U.S. space program has a new mission and a broader vision.  But will it be enough to get us where we want to go?
    By Jeff Foust
  • 22
    IN SEARCH OF PLANETS AND LIFE
    When it comes to stars like our sun, planets may be the rule rather  than the exception.  A new flock of space telescopes will help scientists home in on the Earth-like worlds.
    By Erik Baard
  • 26
    THE CASE FOR SOLAR POWER FROM SPACE
    There’s an awful lot of energy to be had out in space.  Why we should be looking to solve Earth’s energy crisis by harvesting power from the sun.
    By Arthur P. Smith
  • 34
    AMERICA’S NEW SPACE CATHEDRAL
    The expansion of the Smithsonian Air and Space Musuem in Dulles, Virginia, is a space buff’s dream. A look inside the new museum.
    By Keith Cowing,  photos by Jeff Foust
  • 4
    LAUNCH PAD
    New Directions
    By Greg Allison, Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • 6
    MISSION CONTROL
  • 13
    POLICY INSIGHT
    Getting Unstuck, by Clifford R. McMurray, NSS Executive Vice President
  • 14
    GUEST SPACE
    Lunar Sample Return Mission Deserves Top Flight
    By Donald F. Robertson
  • 15
    COUNTDOWN
    The Winds of Change
    By Irene Mona Klotz, Editor in Chief
  • 38
    SPACE COMMUNITY
    Cultures Meld at Youth Space Summit in Turkey, by Larry Evans
    NSS Chapters and Projects
  • 48
    LIFTING OFF
    Paving a New Road to Space
    By Brian E. Chase, NSS Executive Director