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


Rocket science on a shoestring
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NewSpace is often aligned in the minds of many with major companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic. Yet, as James Careless describes, there is plenty of action among much smaller ventures, where people have to learn to creative with small teams and smaller budgets.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2460/1

Shining light on dark matter
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Roughly a quarter of the universe is made of matter whose gravitational effects can be felt, but which can't easily be seen. Jeff Foust reports on efforts in space and underground to try and detect the hypothesized particles believed to comprise dark matter.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2459/1

Elon's elan
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Like Robert Heinlein's Delos Harriman, the man in "The Man Who Sold the Moon", watching humanity's progress into space can seem like a narrative primarily about one man. Sam Dinkin tracks Elon Musk's progress this year toward settling Mars.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2458/1

Orbital debris: resource ladder to the stars
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The growing population of orbital debris poses hazards to the satellites that modern society relies upon. However, Al Anzaldua argues that efforts to clean up orbital debris can also develop technologies needed for expanding our economy and our presence into the solar system.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2457/1

Review: Branson: Behind the Mask
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Many in the space community are growing impatient with Virgin Galactic as development of its SpaceShipTwo program encounters extended delays. Jeff Foust reviews a book about Virgin's founder, Sir Richard Branson, that offers a sharply critical look at the company, but one that may also be factually flawed.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2456/1


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


EELV's era of transition
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The US Air Force announced recently a "bulk buy" of EELV rockets from United Launch Alliance that it claims will save the government billions of dollars. Stewart Money argues that such savings may prove elusive and that the government's EELV strategy should be reconsidered given the rise of new entrants like SpaceX.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2455/1

Who framed Jade Rabbit?
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For a time last week, Western media widely reported that China's Yutu, or "Jade Rabbit," lunar rover had died, only to have officials sources state that the rover was alive, if not completely well. Jeff Foust examines both the faults in the erroneous media coverage and the lack of official information about the mission.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2454/1

"The All-American Boy": Walt Cunningham speaks on Apollo 7 and more
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He may have flown only once in space, but Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham remains one of the better-known figures of that era and beyond. Shane Hannon interviews Cunningham about both Apollo 7 and more contemporary topics, including his thoughts on the future of human space exploration.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2453/1

Review: The Martian
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There have been, over the years, many science fiction stories of human Mars mission gone awry. Jeff Foust reviews a new book that offers a different but compelling take on that, a "hard" science fiction story of one astronaut's quest to survive after being left behind on Mars.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2452/1


We appreciate any feedback you may have about these articles as well as
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We're also actively soliciting articles to publish in future issues, so
if you have an article or article idea that you think would be of
interest, please email me.

Until next week,

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