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


To catch a planetoid
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The highlight of NASA's 2014 budget request is the beginning of an effort to bring an asteroid back to the vicinity of the Earth for study by astronauts. Jeff Foust examines the details of this proposal and some of the concerns and criticism expressed about a plan that, for many, sounds like science fiction.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2283/1

Antares rising
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On Sunday, Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully launched its Antares rocket on its inaugural mission, after two scrubs earlier in the week. Jeff Foust reports on the launch and its significance for Orbital, NASA, and others.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2282/1

The business of space travel
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Commercial space startups today are offering everything from suborbital spaceflights to trips to the Moon and the resources of asteroids. Frank Stratford argues that the business cases for some of these companies, while promising, need changes to allow for more near-term revenue opportunities.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2281/1

Review: Picturing the Cosmos
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This week marks the 23rd anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, perhaps the world's most famous, and even beloved, observatory. Jeff Foust reviews a book that looks at the artistic and cultural significance of the colorful images that Hubble has provided over the years.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2280/1


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


Crowdfunding space
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Within the last year a number of cutting-edge space projects have gotten their start through a new funding concept called crowdfunding. Jeff Foust examines the benefits and drawbacks of using crowdfunding to support space projects, and the prospects for true crowdsourced investment in space companies.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2279/1

Human space exploration: why Godot isn't coming, but Golden Spike is
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People have been waiting for decades for a human return to the Moon in the classic Apollo paradigm, without success. Alan Stern and Homer Hickam argue that it's time to embrace a commercial approach for human space exploration.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2278/1

Piecing together the Chelyabinsk event
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Two months ago, a meteor exploded high above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, causing damage and injuring more than a thousand people. Jeff Foust reports on the latest insights into exactly what happened that day and its implications for looking for and understanding the threats posed by near Earth objects.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2277/1

Review: Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment
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When the Soviet Union surprised America and the rest of the world with the launch of the first satellite, the Eisenhower Administration took the blame for allowing the US to be beat. Jeff Foust reviews a book that reexamines Eisenhower's legacy in a more positive light.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2276/1


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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