Featured Articles:

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THE ERA OF EXOPLANETS HAS ARRIVED
Getting to know the billions of planets beyond our Solar System.
By Marc Kaufman

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ISDC 2011:
New Beginnings in Space
by Clifford R. McMurray

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PROGNOSIS FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
By Mark Williamson

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VISIONS & VOYAGES
Planetary Science Priorities for 2013-2022
By Marianne Dyson

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THE MOON IS A NEAR EARTH OBJECT
By Marianne Dyson

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BEEN THERE … NEVER DONE THIS!
Proposals for an International Lunar Research Park
By Bruce Pittman

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ALIGNING NASA WITH NATIONAL SPACE GOALS:
A Strategy for Space Settlement
By Jeff Greason
[See video of Greason’s ISDC speech]

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2011 NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
By John K. Strickland

Departments:

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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Werner von Braun Award Honoring the Hayabusa Team

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LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS
The False Dichotomy: Government and Commercial Rockets
By Gary Barnhard

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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver

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NSS CORRESPONDENCE
So you want to go to space? Here’s your chance!
By Lee Jones

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NSS AT THE UNITED NATIONS
By Amanda Moore

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COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
United Nations Stamps honor 50th Anniversary of Human Space Flight

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STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Ultimate Goal of NSS
By Mark Hopkins

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BOOKS
NASA Space Shuttle Owners’ Workshop Manual, by Dr. David Baker
Reviewed by Ariel I. Rayman
First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth, by Marc Kaufman
Reviewed by Charlene Brusso

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CHAPTER LISTINGS

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SIGNING OFF
Return to Earth: Landing of Soyuz TMA-20

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