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On The Cover: The Ares I crew
and Ares V cargo launch vehicles
are poised to serve as the United States’ primary ride to space.
Featured Articles:
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Space Policy
MOON RUSH:
IS THE UNITED STATES SITTING OUT OF THE NEXT SPACE RACE?
By Jeffrey Marlow
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Space Settlement
WHY GO TO THE MOON?
by Dean E. Davis
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CRASH COURSE
The collision of American and Russian satellites in low Earth orbit in February raised an already high threat level of orbiting debris.
By James Oberg
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THE MARS DEBATE
Cost overruns and delays to the Mars Science Laboratory have created a firestorm of controversy.
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HOW SPACE CAN IMPROVE LIFE ON EARTH
Future space applications promise revolutionary improvements in our quality of life.
By Dr. Stan Rosen
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A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
Constellation’s future in the Obama administration.
By John F. Kross
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SPACE AND THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
Key challenges await President Obama.
By Jeff Foust
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INSPIRATION FOR INNOVATION
The Northrup Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge.
By Gregg Maryniak
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SPACE X 2008 YEAR IN REVIEW
The Falcon 1 launch vehicle became the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to achieve Earth orbit.
Departments:
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LETTER FROM
HEADQUARTERS
By George Whitesides and Brett Silcox
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Somewhere Out There
By Mark Mayfield
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Remembering Majel Barrett
Remembering Konrad Dannenberg
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Perspectives
By Gary Barnhard
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SPACE SETTLEMENT
Ideas: The Central Thrust of the NSS Strategic Plan
By Mark Hopkins
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BOOKS
Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story, by David Hitt, Owen Garriott, and Joe Kerwin
Reviewed by Bart Leahy
The Pluto Files, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Reviewed by Talia Page
Planetology, by Tom Jones and
Ellen Stofan
Reviewed by Marianne Dyson
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
World’s Largest Vacuum Chamber
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