Ad Astra Volume 19 Number 1 – Spring 2007

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Ad Astra 2007 Spring (Volume 19 Number 1)

  • 16
    SHUTTLE LAUNCH EXPERIENCE TO BLAST OFF FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
    A new attraction in Cape Canaveral is the first in a decade-long, $160 million expansion of the space center’s Visitor Complex.
    By Jim Banke
  • 18
    PAROM:
    RUSSIA’S RESPONSE TO A RETIRING SHUTTLE FLEET

    As NASA moves to retire the shuttle fleet, Russia takes a serious look at creating a new workhorse for low Earth orbit.
    By James Oberg
  • 20
    A CHANGING OF THE GUARD
    The changes in the United States Congress means more oversight and new challenges for NASA
    By Brian Berger
  • 27
    RECLAIMING THE MOON:
    THE FIRST STEP

    First the Moon, then Mars, then beyond.
    by Richard Godwin
  • 28
    MOON BASE:
    THE NEXT STEP IN THE EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

    The United States is returning to the Moon, and this time it intends to stay there.
    By Jeff Foust
  • 32
    LUNAR OBSERVATORIES:
    GRAND PLANS VS. CLEAR PROBLEMS

    Humans will return to the Moon no later than 2020, paving the way for treks to Mars and beyond. When liftoff happens, astronomers don’t want to be left in the dust.
    By Jeanna Bryner
  • 36
    BUILDING OUR FUTURE
    Our lives, and our civilization, have been enriched by NASA’s ability to turn dreams into machines. I only want NASA to choose its dreams wisely.
    By Andrew Chaikin
  • 38
    SPACE SHUTTLE REVISITED, RE-ENVISIONED
    If NASA can use the success of the Apollo-era space designs to return to the Moon, a reusable, fixed-wing orbiter might deserve a second look.
    By Benjamin P. Martin

Ad Astra 2007 Spring (Volume 19 Number 1)

  • 16
    SHUTTLE LAUNCH EXPERIENCE TO BLAST OFF FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
    A new attraction in Cape Canaveral is the first in a decade-long, $160 million expansion of the space center’s Visitor Complex.
    By Jim Banke
  • 18
    PAROM:
    RUSSIA’S RESPONSE TO A RETIRING SHUTTLE FLEET

    As NASA moves to retire the shuttle fleet, Russia takes a serious look at creating a new workhorse for low Earth orbit.
    By James Oberg
  • 20
    A CHANGING OF THE GUARD
    The changes in the United States Congress means more oversight and new challenges for NASA
    By Brian Berger
  • 27
    RECLAIMING THE MOON:
    THE FIRST STEP

    First the Moon, then Mars, then beyond.
    by Richard Godwin
  • 28
    MOON BASE:
    THE NEXT STEP IN THE EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

    The United States is returning to the Moon, and this time it intends to stay there.
    By Jeff Foust
  • 32
    LUNAR OBSERVATORIES:
    GRAND PLANS VS. CLEAR PROBLEMS

    Humans will return to the Moon no later than 2020, paving the way for treks to Mars and beyond. When liftoff happens, astronomers don’t want to be left in the dust.
    By Jeanna Bryner
  • 36
    BUILDING OUR FUTURE
    Our lives, and our civilization, have been enriched by NASA’s ability to turn dreams into machines. I only want NASA to choose its dreams wisely.
    By Andrew Chaikin
  • 38
    SPACE SHUTTLE REVISITED, RE-ENVISIONED
    If NASA can use the success of the Apollo-era space designs to return to the Moon, a reusable, fixed-wing orbiter might deserve a second look.
    By Benjamin P. Martin