Cover image courtesy NASA.
Featured Articles:
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE: OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE LIFE ON EARTH
A Position Paper by the National Space Society
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HEAVY LIFT, HEAVY HOPES
NASA’s Space Launch System lays the foundation for new space ambitions
by Harry Dhillon
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THE NINE LIVES OF WERNHER VON BRAUN
By Clifford R. McMurray
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ARE THINGS LOOKING UP FOR SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER?
By Peter Garretson
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NASA’S SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION
What’s Happening Today?
By James Schier
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A NEW APOLLO LEVEL SPACE AGE
By Bruce Cordell
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STRETCHING THE BOUNDS OF INNOVATION
Why NASA invests in the talent of tomorrow, today
By Michael T. Wagner
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THE EVER-EXPANDING DEFINITION OF LIFE
By Robert J. Sawyer
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KEPLER SPACE INSTITUTE AND NSS HONOR DR. ESHEL BEN-JACOB
By Walter Putnam
Departments:
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LETTERS FROM HEADQUARTERS
By Gary Barnhard and Paul Damphousse
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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver
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NSS CORRESPONDENCE
A Tribute to America’s Two Generations of Space Workers
By Edward N. Brown
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
An Update for NSS Space Ambassadors
By Lee Jones
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SPACE SETTLEMENT UPDATE
The Law of Space Abundance and Lunar Cratersville
By Bob Krone
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BOOKS
Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon, by Al Worden and Francis French
Reviewed by Mike White
The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA’s First Space Plane, by Piers Bizony
Reviewed by Ariel I. Rayman
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
A “Rose” Made of Galaxies