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



The helium-3 incantation
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Space advocates, including people as famous as Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt, talk about helium-3 as a vital resource to be obtained from the Moon. Dwayne Day says such claims, unsupported by the facts of just how difficult helium-3 fusion is, are analogous to the incantations of a religion.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2834/1

The import of a satellite exporter's bank
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Over the last several years, US satellite manufacturers and launch providers have increasingly relied on the Export-Import Bank to help finance sales to international customers. Jeff Foust reports that, with the bank's authorization lapsed because of a congressional dispute, these companies are starting to lose deals.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2833/1

The next generation of activities for space's next generation
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Major space conferences have increasingly included sessions and other events devoted to your professionals and students. However, Hannah Kerner argues that these events have to go beyond simple panels and mentoring sessions to be meaningful for the space industry's next generation.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2832/1

Review: A Sky Wonderful with Stars
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While plans for a new telescope atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea are mired in controversy, using the mountain to study the universe is now new. Jeff Foust reviews a book that offers a history of modern astronomy there, exploring both the observatories on the mountain and what those observatories have explored.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2831/1


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


Blue goes to Florida
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Last week, as expected, Blue Origin announced plans to build and launch a new orbital rocket from Florida's Space Coast. Jeff Foust reports on the details of the announcement and how they fit into the company's, and its billionaire founder's, long-term goals.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2830/1

A village on the frontier: The subtleties of space symbolism and rhetoric
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When a cheering crowd celebrated New Horizons' successful flyby by waving American flags, it struck some people as jingoistic. Dwayne Day discusses how the language and symbols of space advocates and space programs can be interpreted differently by different cultures.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2829/1

An alternative space pilgrimage
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Many space enthusiasts travel to Florida to visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and its famous exhibits. Jeff Foust suggests those with a strong history in space history make a side trip to a nearby, small museum for some additional artifacts of the early Space Age.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2828/1

Review: Rocket Ranch
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The Kennedy Space Center is going through some of its biggest changes in decades, but they pale in comparison with the work 50 years ago to build its original facilities. Jeff Foust reviews a book that offers a look at KSC's early history, mixing technical details with the anecdotes of those who worked there.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2827/1


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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