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


Spinning to Mars
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Thirty years ago, scientists and Mars exploration advocates finished the second Case for Mars conference, where participants designed a spacecraft that could carry people to Mars. Dwayne Day examines what happened to that design, including a model that is back on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2556/1

Getting to love logistics on the space station
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On Sunday, an Antares rocket launched a Cygnus spacecraft on a mission to deliver cargo, from food to smallsats, to the ISS. Jeff Foust reports on the launch and the challenges NASA and its industry partners are overcoming to establish a regular supply chain to the station.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2555/1

Kidnapping a Soviet space station
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A documentary produced by the television studio of the Russian space agency Roscosmos claims that the US attempted to retrieve the Salyut-7 space station in the mid-1980s. Bart Hendrickx discusses the documentary and debunks its claims.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2554/1

Big Black Bird
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Forty-five years after its cancellation, new details are coming to light about the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program. Dwayne Day gives an overview of what we know about MOL and how it lost out to robotic reconnaissance satellite programs.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2553/1

Boy Scout space exploration
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What can space advocates do to help inspire the next generation of space enthusiasts and professionals? Ken Murphy describes how one National Space Society chapter updated a guide to space exploration that will be read by thousands of Boy Scouts.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2552/1

Review: Bold They Rise
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This month marks the third anniversary of the final flight of the Space Shuttle program. Jeff Foust reviews a book that looks at the early history of the shuttle as seen through the eyes of many of the astronauts who flew on it.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2551/1


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


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


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
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Until next week,

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