Featured Articles:
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MOON SIGHTING: HOW WE FIRST SAW THE MOON
Part 2: The Era of the Space Age
By Lynne F. Zielinski
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NEXT GENERATION:
- It’s About the People, by Andrew Aldrin
- MIT Students Learn the Art of Planetary Defense, by Clifford R. McMurray
- Students Participate in March Storm, by the Alliance for Space Development
- Enterprise in Space: Educating Tomorrow’s Space Inhabitants, by Alice M. Hoffman, PE
- Students Soar to International Space Station, by Dale Skran
- Students Open a Gateway to Space Settlement, by Lynne F. Zielinski
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NASA’S DART TARGETS TWINS FOR ASTEROID DEFENSE
By John F. Kross
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PRIVATIZING THE MOON
By Rod Pyle
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PLANTING THE FLAG: A REVIEW OF U.S. PRIORITIES IN SPACE
By Dr. Greg Autry
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PIONEERS OLD AND YOUNG:
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2017
By Clifford R. McMurray
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WORLDS WITHOUT END:
EXOPLANETS ABOUND IN NEW SURVEYS
By John F. Kross
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THE SPACE CHALLENGE PROJECT
By Thelma Sugay
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SENIOR PROM OR ASTRONAUT TRAINING?
By Geoff Notkin
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38 UNIVERSITIES FOR SPACE PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.
By Ad Astra Editorial Team
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MADHU THANGAVELU
Department of Astronautical Engineering, USC
Interview by Chantelle Baier
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SPACEFLIGHT FOR THE PRICE OF A BMW
By Paul Shin
Departments:
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THE OUTER SPACE TREATY IS DOOMED
By Mark Hopkins
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FRANK SIETZEN JR.: IN MEMORIAM
By Keith Cowing
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2017 NSS AWARDS
By John K. Strickland
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NSS CHAPTERS PROVIDE LIVE EDUCATION
By Claire Stephens McMurray
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NSS DONOR WILLIAM BROPHY
By Hoyt Davidson
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BOOKS
The Intrepid Saga, by M. D. Cooper
Reviewed by Brian Enke
Dream Missions: Space Colonies, Nuclear Spacecraft and Other Possibilities, by Michel van Pelt
Reviewed by Marianne Dyson
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NSS CHAPTERS
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