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Featured Articles:
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STRATOLAUNCHING INTO SPACE
By Marc Kaufman
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FIRST AMERICAN IN ORBIT
By Clifford R. McMurray
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VICTORY IN SPACE:
The Story of L5/NSS and Commercial Human Spaceflight
By Dale Amon
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NEWSPACE AND BIG ROCKET
An Interview with XCOR CEO Jeff Greason
By Douglas Messier
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OBSERVATIONS FROM THE 2012 LEGISLATIVE BLITZ
By Kevin Simmons
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NSS IN ACTION: Board Candidate Statements
Departments:
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LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the National Space Society
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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver
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NSS’ 25TH ANNIVERSARY
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
An Update for NSS Space Ambassadors
By Lee Jones
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SPACE SETTLEMENT UPDATE
Lawmaking Standards for Space Governance
By David G. Shrunk
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
First Major International Space Solar Power Organization includes the National Space Society
By Mark Hopkins
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BOOKS
Megacatastrophes: Nine Strange Ways the World Could End, by David Darling and Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Reviewed by Charlene Brusso
Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think, by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Reviewed by Tierney O’Dea
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
Eastern seaboard at night