Cover image courtesy NASA.
Featured Articles:
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THE UTILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
By Marianne Dyson
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LIVING LARGE ON MARS, or REQUIEM FOR A RED PLANET?
The chances for life on Mars
by John Kross
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ROOM IN A CAN: BEAM COMES TO ISS
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module
By Clifford R. McMurray
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WELCOME TO ISDC 2013
By Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin, Dave Dressler, and Nate McIntyre
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50 YEARS OF WOMEN IN SPACE
By Claire Stephens McMurray and Clifford R. McMurray
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THE GRAIL MISSION EXPLORES THE MOON CRUST TO CORE
By Sami Asmar
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LONG-TERM THINKING: THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTERSTELLAR WORKSHOP
By Bart Leahy, Les Johnson, and Robert Kennedy
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NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY OFFICER AND DIRECTOR RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL SPACE EDUCATOR AWARD — TWICE!
Honoring Lynne F. Zielinski
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A BOLD NEW TELESCOPE MISSION LOOKS FOR ASTEROIDS — BEFORE THEY FIND US
The Sentinel Mission of the B612 Foundation
By Ed Lu
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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
What’s Happening at NSS?
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NSS CORRESPONDENCE
NSS Kickstarts Our Space Future
By Jay Wittner
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LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Victory: Humanity Takes a Major Step Towards the NSS Vision of a Hopeful Future
By Mark Hopkins
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BOOKS
The Cosmonaut Who Couldn’t Stop Smiling: The Life and Legend of Yuri Gagarin, by Andrew L. Jenks
Reviewed by Clifford R. McMurray
Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space, by John W. Young with James R. Hansen
Reviewed by Steve Adamczyk
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
Saturn’s North Polar Hexagon