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


The uneasy state of NASA's human space exploration program
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Next week marks the third anniversary of President Obama's speech calling for a human mission to an asteroid, but many people, including some within NASA, still have trouble accepting that goal. Jeff Foust reports on that perceived lack of enthusiasm and whether a new proposal to retrieve an asteroid could change people's minds.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2275/1

Move over NASA and make room for the TVA of space
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NASA has been taking steps to promote commercial space development, but that is neither the only nor the highest agency priority. Three authors argues that a federally-chartered corporation modeled on the Tennessee Valley Authority could accelerate commercial space development in the US and worldwide.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2274/1

Revisiting exoplanets and dark matter
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Two of the biggest topics in astronomy today are the search for extrasolar planets and the composition of dark matter. Jeff Foust updates some recent reports on those topics with news on new exoplanet missions and results from an experiment on the ISS.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2273/1

Review: Your Ticket to the Universe
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Compressing the entire universe into a single book can be a difficult task. Jeff Foust reviews a recent book that offers the reader a whirlwind tour of the cosmos, from the Earth to distant galaxies.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2272/1


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


The great state space race
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Several states are completing to host a planned commercial launch site for SpaceX, with Texas in the lead. Jeff Foust reports on that competition and growing interest by local and state economic development organizations to attract commercial space businesses.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2271/1

Lunarcy: is the idea of lunar settlement crazy?
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A new documentary profiles several people with very strong beliefs in lunar settlement. Jeff Foust reviews the film and examines the challenges space advocates face in being taken seriously as they seek goals that, today, seem laughable to the public.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2270/1

Space settlement and future of space law
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Continued expansion of humanity into the solar system will bring with it new legal issues. Babak Shakouri discusses some of those potential problems, from legal jurisdiction over multinational facilities to property rights, and how they could be addressed.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2269/1

Review: Mankind Beyond Earth
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Human spaceflight is among the most difficult challenges we attempt, which means the rationale for doing so must be strong. Jeff Foust reviews a book that attempts to provide a historical and scientific basis for human spaceflight while also detailing the issues that make it so challenging.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2268/1


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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