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


Space policy via the rearview mirror
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The release of the final report by National Research Council's Committee on Human Spaceflight, evaluating the future of human space exploration, kickstarted a new round of debate about what that future should be. Dale Skran offers his assessment of the report, including where it falls short in assessing technical and commercial developments that could alter the report's proposed pathways.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2535/1

The commercial remote sensing boom
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Two years ago, weak demand for commercial imagery and reduced government budgets drove consolidation among providers of such images; today, a number of startups are trying to get into the field. Jeff Foust reports on this new wave of interest, including one company's recent acquisition by an Internet giant.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2534/1

Planetary orbit insertion failures (part 1)
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One of the most challenging aspects of planetary exploration, short of landing on another world, is entering orbit around it. In the first of a two-part article, Andrew LePage examines some of the missions that failed, at least on their first try, to achieve orbit around another solar system body.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2533/1

NASA's big rocket gives Putin a big advantage
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Tensions with Russia have generated interest in Congress and elsewhere to develop a new large rocket engine to replace the Russian-built RD-180. Rick Boozer argues that such an engine might be available today, or very soon, had Congress not derailed NASA's proposed launch vehicle development plans in 2010.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2532/1

Review: Sally Ride
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While Sally Ride was one of the most famous astronauts in American history, she was also a private person with secrets that didn't emerge until after her death nearly two years ago. Jeff Foust reviews a new biography that artfully tells the public, private, and even secret lives of the first American woman in space.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2531/1


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


A new pathway to Mars
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Last week, the National Research Council's Committee on Human Spaceflight issued its long-awaited report on the future of NASA's human space exploration programs. Jeff Foust examines the report and the key issues it highlights, including whether the government and the public are willing to support a sustained long-term space exploration initiative.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2530/1

Why Shelby's latest crusade is self-defeating
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Senator Richard Shelby has proposed that NASA require companies competing for the development of commercial crew systems to submit certified cost and pricing data. Sam Dinkin puts on his acquisition-economist hat to analyze the proposal.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2529/1

The changing fortunes of NASA astronomy missions
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A few months ago, the future looked dire for NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory, as it faced a budget cut that would have mothballed it. As Jeff Foust reports, SOFIA's fortunes are improving, but now another mission is facing the threat of termination.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2528/1

The commercial race back to the Moon
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With just over 18 months to go in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition, a few teams are emerging as frontrunners with the best chance to capture the prize. Anthony Young looks at two of the teams that recently received support from NASA, as well as a third company not competing for the prize but also working on commercial lunar mission concepts.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2527/1


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Until next week,

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