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


Planning the proving ground of cislunar space
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NASA is clear about its long-term goal of human spaceflight -- sending humans to Mars -- but has been vague about the next steps beyond low Earth orbit to achieve that goal. Jeff Foust reports how NASA, working with companies and potential international partners, is starting to look at a series of missions in cislunar space in the 2020s as those next steps.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2768/1

How military space programs need to deal with change
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America's lead in military space capabilities is threatened by a number of internal and external factors. Tom Taverney discusses what those factors are and what the US needs to do to overcome them.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2767/1

How much money would it take to launch enterprise into space?
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Estimates of the cost of a NASA Mars mission for six astronauts are north of $100 billion. Sam Dinkin wonders how this cost estimate would change if reusable rocket launches cost what SpaceX predicts they will.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2766/1

Review: We Could Not Fail
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Fifty years ago, NASA was racing to the Moon while the civil rights movement was unfolding. Jeff Foust reviews a book that examines the complex ways that the two efforts interacted as NASA sought to bring more African Americans into its workforce.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2765/1


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


Diamonds are forever
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The most recent International Space Development Conference, like many of its predecessors, held sessions on space based solar power. Yet, as Dwayne Day notes, there's been little progress in the field in recent years, and no sign that this long-term dream of space advocates is close to becoming reality.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2764/1

What price Europa?
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Last week NASA announced the instruments it plans to fly on a future mission to Europa, while the House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill this week that would sharply increase funding for the mission. Jeff Foust reports, though, that as proponents attempt to make the mission more ambitious, they could also make it a target in future budget debates.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2763/1

The Moon and Mars: a flawed article's false choice
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A recent essay argued for going to the Moon now because of the considerable challenges of sending humans to Mars. David Whitfield critiques the article and argues that there are ways to accomplish human missions to both worlds.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2762/1

Review: Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini
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This week marks the 50th anniversary of Gemini 4 and the first American spacewalk, a milestone that will likely be recalled with the same, small set of images. Jeff Foust reviews a book that recalls missions like that using images not previously widely released.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2761/1


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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