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Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:


Life after COTS
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Last week, as NASA celebrated the successful end of its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, it said it was looking to apply the COTS model to other programs. Jeff Foust reports on those concepts, from the ongoing commercial crew program to one company's proposal to apply COTS to cislunar human spaceflight.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2406/1

For NASA, the best of times and the worst of times
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While many of NASA's human spaceflight programs appear to be making good progress, all is not necessarily well. Douglas Messier warns that funding crunches could jeopardize the overall future of NASA's human spaceflight efforts.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2405/1

"Hey, we're going to Mars!": MAVEN prepares for launch
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NASA's MAVEN Mars mission is scheduled for launch Monday afternoon, weather permitting. Jeff Foust provides an update on launch preparations and how the mission fits into NASA's broader Mars plans.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2404/1

Space in the Lone Star State
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Space activity in Texas has traditionally been most closely linked to NASA's Johnson Space Center, but commercial space is changing that. Jonathan Coopersmith examines those changes as discussed at a conference in the state last month.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2403/1

Review: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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Chris Hadfield became a celebrity during his time on the space station earlier this year, thanks in large part to his use of social media. Jeff Foust reviews Hadfield's switch to conventional media: a book that is as much a memoir as it a guide to helping readers achieve their own goals.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2402/1


If you missed it, here's what we published in our previous issue:


Red isotopes
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China's upcoming Chang'e-3 mission, besides being that country's first lunar rover, will also make use of radioisotopes for the first time. Dwayne Day examines what's known about Chinese efforts to develop plutonium systems to heat and possibly power spacecraft.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2401/1

More missions than money
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Space science is in a golden age today thanks in large part to the fleet of NASA missions studying the solar system and the universe. However, Jeff Foust reports that NASA budgets, squeezed ever tighter by sequestration and other policy decisions, could force NASA to soon make some tough decisions about what missions it can afford to continue operating.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2400/1

India's Mars Mission: the media converts science to a soap opera
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India's first mission to Mars met with criticism inside and outside of India, as many saw it as a sign of misplaced priorities by the government. Ajey Lele addresses those criticisms and makes the case that India can carry out a space exploration program while improving the quality of life for its citizens.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2399/1

To Mars with no ambiguity of purpose
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Last week India successfully launched its first mission to Mars, at a cost a fraction of NASA and other Western efforts. Bee Thakore argues this is evidence of India's innovative approach to spaceflight that can benefit both India and other nations.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2398/1

Review: Alien Universe
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Although the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has turned up empty-handed so far, there's been no shortage of speculation, in science and fiction, of what alien civilizations might be like. Jeff Foust reviews a book that looks at how society has perceived what "Aliens" might be like versus the best ideas of science.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2397/1


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We're also actively soliciting articles to publish in future issues, so
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Until next week,

Jeff Foust
Editor, The Space Review
jeff@thespacereview.com
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