Cover image courtesy NASA.
Featured Articles:
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CURIOSITY ON MARS
By Marianne Dyson
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NASA’S INVESTMENT PAYS OFF:
ISS Resupply Goes Commercial
by Tim Baily
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DEVELOPING CISLUNAR SPACE USING THE COTS MODEL
By Bruce Pittman and Dr. Daniel J. Rasky
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BECOMING A NEXT GENERATION SPACE INDUSTRIAL POWER
A Five Point Plan
By Charles E. Miller
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REPORT ON THE 100 YEAR STARSHIP
2012 Public Symposium
By Sherry Bell, PhD
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SPS-ALPHA:
A Novel Approach to Practical Space Solar Power
By John C. Mankins
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MARVELOUS MOON DAYS
An NSS North Texas Chapter Annual Event
By Ken Murphy
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COLLABORATING FOR OUR FUTURE IN SPACE
The 2013 International Space Development Conference
By Dave Dressler
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THE FRUITS OF A SPACE SETTLEMENT CONTEST
By Al Globus
Departments:
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LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS
The Greatest Gift
By Paul Damphousse
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENT
NSS Collection at the New Mexico Space History Museum
By Dale Amon
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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver
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NSS CORRESPONDENCE
Join the National Space Society on Social Media
By Brice Russ
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Long-Run Implications of a Successful Space Solar Power Program
By Mark Hopkins
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BOOKS
But for the Grace of God: An Autobiography of an Aviator and Astronaut, by William R. Pogue
Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray
The Visioneers: How a Group of Elite Scientists Pursued Space Colonies, Nanotechnologies, and a Limitless Frontier, by W. Patrick McCray
Reviewed by Charlene Brusso
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
Expedition 33 Lands