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


Shaping up: the future of US space transportation
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For decades, the United States has struggled to develop a sustainable long-term strategy for government and commercial access to space. Now, Roger Handberg argues, such a strategy appears to have emerged, thanks to commercial launch vehicle efforts and government programs that have supported them.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2710/1

The Earth, Moon, Mars, and Christopher Columbus
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Humans missions to Mars would involve expeditions unlike any conducted in space to date, but may have analogies to seafaring exploration centuries ago. Rex Ridenoure compares ocean and space exploration to see if a mission to Mars is a trip too far.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2709/1

Who speaks for Earth, and does it really matter?
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Last month, a scientific conference featured a session debating the merits of actively transmitting messages in the hopes that other civilizations might one day detect them. Jeff Foust examines the arguments and whether the debate really has merit.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2708/1

Life imitates art
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Dwayne Day offers a brief photographic comparison between science fiction and reality in one aspect of spaceflight.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2707/1

Review: Explore the Universe like Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Neil deGrasse Tyson has become one of the most famous astronomers alive today thanks to his frequent media appearances discussing astronomy. Jeff Foust reviews a book where his life becomes a tool by which to teach children about astronomy.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2706/1


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


Rebooting space advocacy
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Space advocates have struggled in recent years for major victories in their efforts to increase NASA's budget or enact other space policy changes. Jeff Foust reports on how a new alliance of space organizations, and the outcome of a separate space summit, seek more targeted efforts to support space development and settlement.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2705/1

Journey to whatever
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The new movie "Journey to Space" follows in the footsteps of previous space-themed IMAX films. Dwayne Day saw the film and finds it lacks the inspirational message that some of its predecessors had.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2704/1

Understanding the legal status of the Moon
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As government and commercial activity at the Moon ramps up, it raises questions about the legal status of some of those efforts, particularly the extraction of resources. Urbano Fuentes examines what one particular phase used in treaties regarding the Moon could mean for those activities.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2703/1

Review: Starmus
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In 2011, an unusual festival took place in the Canary Islands, bringing together veteran astronauts and cosmonauts with famous scientists. Jeff Foust reviews a book that offers the proceedings, of sorts, of that event, a collection of essays that also represents something of a missed opportunity.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2702/1


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We're also actively soliciting articles to publish in future issues, so
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interest, please email me.

Until next week,

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