Featured Articles:
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HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE?
The Space Launch System’s Saga Continues
By John F. Kross
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SURVEYOR 1: PATHFINDER FOR APOLLO
By Rod Pyle
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LUNAR MINING
By Elizabeth Howell
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ASTEROIDS IN THE CROSSHAIRS:
NASA’s Upcoming Efforts to Mitigate Threats to Earth
By Clifford R. McMurray
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THE U.S. SPACE FORCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
By Namrata Goswami
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SPACE ELEVATORS:
Providing Safe, Frequent Access to a “Galactic Harbour”
By Michael Fitzgerald
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NEXTGEN PERSPECTIVES: AYSE ORAN, DESIGNER, TURKEY
Interview by Ad Astra Staff
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THE MAN WHO MADE MARS ON EARTH: PASCAL LEE
By Geoff Notkin
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MIGHTY MOON MACHINES: THE F-1 ROCKET ENGINE
By Rob Pyle
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ARTEMIS: A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY WEIR, Part 2
By Rod Pyle
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REACHING FOR THE MOON:
A Conversation with Allison Zuniga
By Thelma Sugay
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ISDC 2018: MORSELS FROM THE MOVABLE FEAST
By Clifford R. McMurray
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A TRIBUTE TO DAVE DUNLOP
By Rod Pyle
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WHY APOLLO WAS STICKY
By Anthony Paustian, Ph.D.
Departments:
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Letter from the Managing Editor
AN EXCITING MONTH AHEAD
By Aggie Kobrin
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From the Executive Committee Chair
SPACE SETTLEMENT AND THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE: Moon vs. moon
By Mark Hopkins
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CHAPTER ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON THE MOON AND CISLUNAR DEVELOPMENT
By Claire Stephens McMurray
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THE NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY REACHES AFRICA
By Lisa Kaspin-Powell
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STUDENTS MEET LUMINARIES OF DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION AT ISDC 2018
By Lynne F. Zielinski
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BOOKS
The Future of Humanity, by Michio Kaku
Reviewed by Loretta Hall
Blue Gemini, by Mike Jenne
Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray
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NSS CHAPTERS