Cover Image: Now that ISS has demonstrated the technology, engineering, and operations for living and working in Earth orbital space, the next step for NASA could be establishing a city in space, assembled from modular components, to serve multiple uses. IMAGE CREDIT: Joshua Sams, Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), Inc., under contract to NASA Langley Research Center.
Featured Articles:
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DISTANT SKYLINE:
A Vision for What’s Beyond ISS
By Doris Hamill
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CHOOSING FOR SCIENCE:
The Farside of the Moon
by Marianne Dyson
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A MODULAR PARADIGM FOR EXPLORATION
By James E. Van Laak
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IN ONE GIANT LEAP
Shackleton Energy Company’s Strategic Vision
By Clifford R. McMurray
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COMMERCIAL CARGO COMPETITION
Dragon turns up the heat; Cygnus trumpets test flight
By John F. Kross
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A BOLD NEW MISSION:
Asteroid redirect with crew sample return
By Marianne Dyson
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A SUMMER IN NEW SPACE, 2013
By Dale L. Skran
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CLOSER EVERY DAY:
An interview with George Whitesides
By Clifford R. McMurray
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NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
Honorees at the 2013 NSS International Space Development Conference
By John K. Strickland
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UN COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE 2013
by Dr. Amanda L. Moore
Departments:
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Help NSS Bring Our Vision to Life
By Karen Mermel
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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver
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NSS CORRESPONDENCE
ISDC Is Back in L.A.!
Space Settlements Represent Hope for Humankind
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LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Interstellar Space Settlement
By Mark Hopkins
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SPACE SETTLEMENT COLUMN
Creating the Future
By Gary Barnhard
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BOOKS
SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality, by Erik Seedhouse
Reviewed by David Brandt-Erichsen
Fundamentals of Space Business and Economics, by Ozgur Gurtuna
Reviewed by Jim Plaxco
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
The Moon and Sun