Featured Articles:
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JOHN YOUNG: THE QUIET MAN
By Clifford R. McMurray
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THE NSS SPACE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM TAKES OFF AGAIN
By Stevan Akerley, Loretta Hall, and Jeff Smith
20
JEFF BEZOS AND THE SETTLEMENT OF SPACE
By Bruce Pittman
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THE POWER OF BEAUTIFUL SPACES: RAJIV UTTAMCHANDANI
By Brittany Fetkin
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A PALM HOUSE IN SPACE
By Geoff Notkin
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THE WORD THAT CHANGED MY VIEW OF EVERYTHING
By Anthony Paustian, Ph.D.
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A PASSION FOR STEAM: A CONVERSATION WITH ASTRONAUT NICOLE STOTT
By Brittany Fetkin
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ALL THE PRESIDENT’S SPACEMEN
By Geoff Notkin
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WHY COLONIZE MARS
By Shaun Moss
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LEARNING TO ANSWER THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
By Clifford R. McMurray
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HEAVY METAL: FALCON HEAVY’S SUCCESSFUL DEBUT OPENS NEW VISTAS
By John F. Kross
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THE DAY MARS DIED
The Historic Journey of Mariner 4
By Rod Pyle
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BATTLE OF THE COLOSSI: ROUND TWO
SLS vs Falcon Heavy vs New Glenn
By Dale L. Skran
56
“ARTEMIS”
A Conversation with Andy Weir, Part 1
With Rod Pyle
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THE SECOND SPACE SETTLEMENT SUMMIT
By Bruce Pittman
Departments:
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Letter from the Managing Editor
AN EXCITING MONTH AHEAD
By Aggie Kobrin
7
From the Executive Committee Chair
THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY
By Mark Hopkins
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PACIFIC RIM CHAPTERS WILL BE PROMINENT AT ISDC 2018
By Claire Stephens McMurray
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BIG IDEAS EMERGE FROM THE SECOND SPACE SETTLEMENT SUMMIT
By Rod Pyle
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BOOKS
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery, by Scott Kelly
Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray
Artemis, by Andy Weir
Reviewed by Robert A. Lee
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NSS CHAPTERS