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


A Martian adventure for inspiration, not commercialization
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Last week, a new organization founded by a pioneering space tourist announced plans for a crewed Mars flyby mission to launch in 2018. Jeff Foust describes the background of the mission and the various challenges to turn this unique concept into an actual voyage.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2253/1

Taking a page from maritime practice to self-regulate the commercial space industry
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Regulating the safety of the emerging commercial spaceflight industry poses challenges given the lack of experience and concerns about government overregulation. Three authors suggest that one approach is to take a page from the maritime industry and establish organizations that can perform a type of self-regulation.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2252/1

China's ASAT enigma
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China attracted the world's attention in 2007 with a test of a anti-satellite weapon that created thousands of pieces of debris. Dwayne Day reports on a recent forum that describes the challenges in knowing what China is doing today with ASATs, and why.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2251/1

The future of the US human spaceflight program is not reliving its past
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Civil space policy, in particular human spaceflight, was not an issue in last year's presidential election. Roger Handberg argues that space advocates must stop believing that the president restore the agency to the glory years of the 1960s but instead focus on what's needed to create a more sustainable program for the future.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2250/1

The Last Pictures: Contemporary pessimism and hope for the future (part 3)
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In the final installment of his examination of a unique artifact included on a recently launched commercial satellite, Larry Klaes ponders just how long that artifact might last in Earth orbit, and the significance of its message.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2249/1


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


It's time for a real policy on asteroids
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The Russian meteor and separate asteroid flyby earlier this month reminded people of the threat near Earth objects pose to the Earth. Peter Garretson argues that this is an opportunity to developed a more detailed national policy about both the threat they pose and potential benefits these objects offer.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2248/1

Turning ISS into a full-fledged space laboratory
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The International Space Station is transitioning from a a complex space construction project to an advanced research laboratory. Jeff Foust reports on the efforts to demonstrate what research the station is capable of performing, and near-term prospects for some major discoveries made there.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2247/1

US cooperation with China in space: Some thoughts to consider for space advocates and policy makers
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The question of whether the United States should cooperate with China in some manner in space activities is often a hot topic, with arguments for and against involving international leadership, national security, and other issues. Christopher Stone says some strategic context, particularly regarding how China is advancing its technological capabilities in general, is needed to properly consider this issue.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2246/1

The Last Pictures: Contemporary pessimism and hope for the future (part 2)
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In the second part of his look at an unusual artifact installed on a recently-launched communications satellite, Larry Kales examines some similarities and differences between it and the items included on the Voyager and Pioneer spacecraft as symbols of our life on Earth, good and bad.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2245/1

Review: Spacewalker
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Jerry Ross might not be a household name, even in the space industry, but he is an accomplished astronaut, flying on seven Space Shuttle missions from 1985 to 2002. Jeff Foust reviews a book where Ross describes how he achieved, and carried out, a childhood goal of becoming an astronaut.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2244/1


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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