Cover image: Artist representation of futuristic space settlement reflecting in astronaut’s visor.
Featured Articles:
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE:
ONE CONFERENCE, MANY VOICES
By Christine Nobbe
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2016:
DREAM BIG, BUILD SMALL
By Clifford R. McMurray
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2016:
OUR SPACEFARING CIVILIZATION STARTS HERE
By Nicole D’or
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A RADICALLY EASIER, MARKET-DRIVEN PATH TO SPACE SETTLEMENT
By Al Globus
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THE SPACE COAST GETS A MAKEOVER
By John F. Kross
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STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPACE BEYOND BORDERS
By Lynne F. Zielinski
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NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY 2016 AWARDS
By John Strickland
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ELEMENTAL WORLDS
By Jason Albee
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ALPHA CUBESAT
By Gary Barnhard and Anastasia Ford
Departments:
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NSS CORRESPONDENCE
What Do NSS Chapters Do?
By Claire Stephens McMurray
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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Microgravity Exotic Optical Fiber Fabrication
By Mike Snyder
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Dam Breaks—Space Settlement on a Roll
By Mark Hopkins
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SPACE SETTLEMENT COLUMN
The Journey Ahead—Paving the Way to Interstellar Flight
By Philip Lubin
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BOOKS
Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined, by Ron Miller
Reviewed by Marianne J. Dyson
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars, by Nathalia Holt Reviewed by Charlene Brusso
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
Beginning NEEMO 21 Research Mission