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Date: July 7, 2014 4:55:12 PM CDT
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Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:


Scaling up alternative space funding sources
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In recent years, some space-related projects have pursued unconventional funding sources, including crowdfunding and other donations, with some success. Jeff Foust reports on efforts to scale up those mechanisms for bigger, and more expensive, projects.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2550/1

The 2nd SPACE Conference examines human exploration and habitation in space
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Last month a meeting of a little-known space group examined a variety of issues about humanity's future in space. Anthony Young recaps the conference's sessions on a wide range of topics and concepts.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2549/1

Remembering Bill Gaubatz
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Bill Gaubatz, the DC-X program manager at McDonnell Douglas more than 20 years ago, passed away over the weekend. Jeff Foust looks back at the role he had in spurring development of reusable launch vehicle systems and technologies as the government ramps up a new X-vehicle program.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2548/1

Moving the Earth
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As the Sun gradually warms over the next billion years, the Earth will gradually become uninhabitable. Robert Zubrin ponders what could be done to change that, and if it's possible to see if any other civilizations in the galaxy is trying the same.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2547/1

Review: Neil Armstong: A Life of Flight
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One of the most famous astronauts in history was also one of the most private, keeping out of the limelight after walking on the Moon and sharing his thoughts with only a select few. Jeff Foust reviews a biography of Neil Armstrong written by the journalist perhaps closest to Armstrong.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2546/1


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


NRC's "Pathway to Exploration" should start with the Asteroid Redirect Mission
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The National Research Council's human space exploration report released earlier this month did not look favorably on NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) plans. Lou Friedman and Tom Jones argue that ARM, rather than being a dead end towards the long-term goal of Mars, is instead a key enabling mission.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2545/1

Red tortoise, blue turtle
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In the past, many Western observers conflated China's robotic lunar exploration plans with its human spaceflight plans. But as Dwayne Day explains, the two may be finally, if slowly, starting to truly come together.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2544/1

Air launch, big and small
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While the concept of air launch seems compelling, such systems have failed to have much effect on the overall launch market. Jeff Foust reports on two different air launch ventures, one by DARPA and one funded by Paul Allen, attacking the air launch idea from two very different directions.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2543/1

India and the satellite launch market
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On Monday, an Indian PSLV rocket placed five satellites into orbit on a commercial mission. Ajey Lele examines what India needs to do to become more competitive in the global commercial launch market.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2542/1

Review: Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
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A new NASA book got media attention last month when some bloggers and reporters said it claimed aliens left mysterious writings on the Earth. Jeff Foust reviews the book to find that it, instead, offers a very different, and sometimes critical, take on SETI proposals to communicate with any extraterrestrial civilizations.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2541/1


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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