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


Export control reform (almost) reaches the finish line
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After more than a decade of lobbying by the space industry, the State Department published a final rule earlier this month moving most satellites and related items off the US Munitions List, and therefore no longer subject to ITAR. Jeff Foust notes that, while this is a major milestone, industry didn't get everything they wanted, and there's still some unfinished business to tend to.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2521/1

Regulating the void: In-orbit collisions and space debris
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One of the biggest uncertainties in space law and regulation today is determining who is responsible for collisions between spacecraft and debris. Timothy G. Nelson outlines the key legal issues associated with this topic.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2520/1

Making progress, and seeking stability, with SLS and Orion
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NASA's Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket and Orion spacecraft are two of NASA's highest profile programs, and also two programs subject to significant criticism and debate. Jeff Foust reports on what the key companies involved in those two programs are doing to keep them on schedule in the near term as they also seek long-term stability.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2519/1

Cislunar cinema (part 1)
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Over the decades, many dozens of films have been produced about spaceflight to the Moon and its vicinity. In the first of a two part examination of this ouvre, Ken Murphy recounts the cislunar films from the golden age of cinema to the turn of the 21st century.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2518/1

Review: Innovation the NASA Way
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NASA might not seem like an innovative organization to everyone in the space community, but it's far ahead of many companies in that regard. Jeff Foust reviews a book that examines NASA's techniques for innovation throughout its history and how they could be applied elsewhere.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2517/1


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


Life in space is impossible
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Several recent movies have provided a negative view of space, including Gravity's opening message that "life in space is impossible." Dwayne Day compares those messages with the promise of an upcoming film, Interstellar, and the challenges of getting a positive space message out to the public.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2516/1

The future of NASA's commercial partnerships
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With the end of the COTS program and the transition of commercial crew to more conventional contracting arrangements, NASA is exploring new ways to partner with the commercial sector. Jeff Foust provides an overview of several of those relatively small-scale efforts.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2515/1

The quest for on-orbit authority
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An issue of some concern in the commercial space industry is the concept of giving one or more government agencies "on-orbit authority" over spacecraft operations, including measures related to orbital debris mitigation. Jeff Foust reports on some of the ideas for such regulation and the willingness of Congress to grant it.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2514/1

Review: Nearest Star
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Of all the billions of stars in our galaxy, the most important one is the one closest to us: the Sun. Jeff Foust reviews a book that provides an overview of our knowledge of the Sun and the effects it has on climate and space weather.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2513/1


We appreciate any feedback you may have about these articles as well as
any other questions, comments, or suggestions about The Space Review.
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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