Ad Astra Volume 18 Number 3 – Fall 2006

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Ad Astra 2006 Fall (Volume 18 Number 3)

  • 14
    CHINA’S SPACE SPRING FESTIVAL
    People from various walks of life throughout southern and central China were interviewed to try and understand their feelings about the Chinese space program.
    By David Cotter
  • 19
    PEOPLE POWER
    Inspired by their work and dedication to the nation’s space program, writer and photographer Michael Soluri received permission from the United Space Alliance to photograph the men and women who work behind the scenes to keep NASA’s shuttle fleet space-worthy.
    By Michael Soluri
  • 25
    NEW SPACE: PUSHING THE FRONTIER
    Introduction by Bart Leahy
  • 25
    DESTINATION MARS:
    PAVING THE ROAD TO THE RED PLANET

    Introduction by Leonard David
  • 26
    REACHING THE “TIPPING POINT” FOR SPACE TOURISM
    A roundtable with space entrepreneurs James Benson, Jeff Greason, Eric Anderson, Peter Diamandis, Michael Kelly, Rick Homans, Stuart Witt, and George French.
    By Leonard David
  • 29
    NEEDED: GOLD TO PAVE THE SPACE ROAD
    The problems facing space start-ups can be compared to those that affected biotech ones in the past.
    By Joan C. Horvath
  • 32
    SPACE TOURISM OPTIONS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
    Paying for the trip is only the beginning. Depending on the type of trip the space traveler has booked, health issues and intensive training could make the dream vacation feel like work. But then again, Club Med is so 20th dentury.
    By Bjorn Carey
  • 36
    BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY:
    BUILDING A BIOCONTAINMENT BASE ON THE MOON

    Mankind will eventually have robotic and human missions on the Moon, Mars, asteroids and the outer planets, but bringing safe samples from those places back to Earth is going to require a way station to ensure our safety from unknown and alien threats.
    By Frederick I. Moxley
  • 39
    ASTRONAUTS TEST STAR WARS REMOTE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
    By Bill Christensen
  • 5
    LETTER FROM
    HEADQUARTERS
    Signs of Life for Human Spaceflight
    By George Whitesides, NSS Executive Director
  • 24
    OPINION
    Why We Need NASA’s Commercial Orbital Space Transport Services Program
    By helping entrepreneurs, the United States’ space agency may finally be helping itself.
    By Dr. Charles A. Lurio
  • 42
    REVIEW
    Kids to Space: A Space Traveler’s Guide
    Reviewed by Robert Z. Pearlman
  • 43
    COMMUNITY
    Thinking Outside the Box
    By Gary Barnhard, Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • 42
    CHAPTER LISTINGS
  • 43
    SPOTLIGHT
    Exploring New Worlds at ISDC 2006
    By Bart Leahy
  • 48
    SIGNING OFF
    To Boldly Go: Forty Years of Star Trek
    It seems like the TV show that never dies.
    By Tariq Malik

Ad Astra 2006 Fall (Volume 18 Number 3)

  • 14
    CHINA’S SPACE SPRING FESTIVAL
    People from various walks of life throughout southern and central China were interviewed to try and understand their feelings about the Chinese space program.
    By David Cotter
  • 19
    PEOPLE POWER
    Inspired by their work and dedication to the nation’s space program, writer and photographer Michael Soluri received permission from the United Space Alliance to photograph the men and women who work behind the scenes to keep NASA’s shuttle fleet space-worthy.
    By Michael Soluri
  • 25
    NEW SPACE: PUSHING THE FRONTIER
    Introduction by Bart Leahy
  • 25
    DESTINATION MARS:
    PAVING THE ROAD TO THE RED PLANET

    Introduction by Leonard David
  • 26
    REACHING THE “TIPPING POINT” FOR SPACE TOURISM
    A roundtable with space entrepreneurs James Benson, Jeff Greason, Eric Anderson, Peter Diamandis, Michael Kelly, Rick Homans, Stuart Witt, and George French.
    By Leonard David
  • 29
    NEEDED: GOLD TO PAVE THE SPACE ROAD
    The problems facing space start-ups can be compared to those that affected biotech ones in the past.
    By Joan C. Horvath
  • 32
    SPACE TOURISM OPTIONS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
    Paying for the trip is only the beginning. Depending on the type of trip the space traveler has booked, health issues and intensive training could make the dream vacation feel like work. But then again, Club Med is so 20th dentury.
    By Bjorn Carey
  • 36
    BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY:
    BUILDING A BIOCONTAINMENT BASE ON THE MOON

    Mankind will eventually have robotic and human missions on the Moon, Mars, asteroids and the outer planets, but bringing safe samples from those places back to Earth is going to require a way station to ensure our safety from unknown and alien threats.
    By Frederick I. Moxley
  • 39
    ASTRONAUTS TEST STAR WARS REMOTE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
    By Bill Christensen
  • 5
    LETTER FROM
    HEADQUARTERS
    Signs of Life for Human Spaceflight
    By George Whitesides, NSS Executive Director
  • 24
    OPINION
    Why We Need NASA’s Commercial Orbital Space Transport Services Program
    By helping entrepreneurs, the United States’ space agency may finally be helping itself.
    By Dr. Charles A. Lurio
  • 42
    REVIEW
    Kids to Space: A Space Traveler’s Guide
    Reviewed by Robert Z. Pearlman
  • 43
    COMMUNITY
    Thinking Outside the Box
    By Gary Barnhard, Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • 42
    CHAPTER LISTINGS
  • 43
    SPOTLIGHT
    Exploring New Worlds at ISDC 2006
    By Bart Leahy
  • 48
    SIGNING OFF
    To Boldly Go: Forty Years of Star Trek
    It seems like the TV show that never dies.
    By Tariq Malik