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


Special issue: The Space Review's 10th anniversary

Asking the big questions for the next ten years
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The Space Review started ten years ago seeking to take on the big issues facing spaceflight then. Today, Jeff Foust describes another set of big questions, some new and some familiar, facing government and commercial space endeavors for the next decade.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2239/1

Ten years back, ten years forward
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The future of human spaceflight is a key issue for the comping decade. Louis Friedman warns that we run the risk of ceding space exploration entirely to robots if we're not able to inspire people today with human spaceflight.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2238/1

Can Elon Musk retire on Mars in 2023?
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Elon Musk has indicated in media reports his long-term ambition is to retire on Mars. Can he do it? Sam Dinkin looks ahead a decade and crunches the numbers.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2237/1

Proliferating military space power in 2013 and beyond
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A lot has changed in military space over the last decade, as more countries gain military space capabilities. Taylor Dinerman argues that this brings with it new risks over the next decade as well.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2236/1

A ten-year experiment
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The Space Review started as an experiment: would people be interested in long-form articles on space issues? Jeff Foust says that experiment is still in progress, ten years later.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2235/1

Also this week:

Athena rising?
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Lockheed Martin is making a new attempt to revive the Athena launch vehicle, getting endorsements, but as yet no contracts, from government agencies. Dwayne Day examines the long, and often rocky history, of this small launcher.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2234/1

Future In-Space Operations (FISO): a working group and community engagement
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A series of telecons, little known outside of a small part of the space community, have been actively discussing a variety of topics for future activities beyond Earth orbit. Harley Thronson and Dan Lester describe the origins and current activities of the Future In-Space Operations group.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2233/1


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


The future of space telescopes beyond JWST
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While NASA is busy operating the Hubble Space Telescope and building its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, some are thinking about what comes after those missions. Jeff Foust reports on various efforts ranging from repurposing "free" telescopes provided by the NRO to using the ISS as an astronomical technology testbed.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2232/1

A personal history of underwater neutral buoyancy simulation
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Underwater training is taken for granted today as a necessary measure in preparing for spacewalks, but nearly half a century ago that wasn't the case. G. Sam Mattingly provides his perspective as one of the key proponents for underwater training for EVAs during the Gemini program.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2231/1

How geopolitical factors overshadow South Korea's space success
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Last week, South Korea joined the exclusive club of nations that have successfully launched satellites, a month after its neighbor to the north did the same. Ajey Lele argues that South Korea's success may be lost in larger geopolitical crises in the region.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2230/1

Review: Europe to the Stars
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It's not necessarily the most famous astronomical observatory, but the European Southern Observatory is certainly one of the most productive. Jeff Foust reviews a book that offers an overview of ESO's 50-year history and its ambitious future plans.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2229/1


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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