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


Spinning for the prize
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A short-lived team in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition took a unique approach to landing a spacecraft on the Moon. Rex Ridenoure recounts the history and technology of the Southern California Selene Group and its spinning lander concept.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2307/1

Planetary Resources makes a giant leap in space crowdfunding
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Space ventures have become increasingly interested in crowdfunding as a way of supporting some of their projects, at least on a small scale. Jeff Foust reports on how Planetary Resources has set the bar much higher with a crowdfunded space telescope, and appears to be well on its way to clearing that bar.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2306/1

International space law and commercial space activities: the rules do apply
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Some believe that commercial space activities are exempt from elements of international space law, like the Outer Space Treaty. Michael Listner makes the case that those treaties and national regulations required by them do apply to commercial ventures as well as governments.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2305/1

Exoplanet capabilities of WFIRST-2.4
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NASA has completed a study about the potential use of a telescope donated by the NRO to carry out an astronomy mission called WFIRST. Philip Horzempa examines how this proposed mission would also be very useful in search for and studying extrasolar planets.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2304/1


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


The private road to Mars
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Sending humans to Mars is widely considered to be such a difficult project that only government agencies can achieve it, and even only then as a long-term goal. Jeff Foust reports on the progress made by private efforts who believe they can get humans to Mars, perhaps permanently, more quickly and less expensively than traditional government programs.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2303/1

Launch failures: information flow
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Determining the cause of a launch failure can be difficult enough, but disseminating that information to companies and organizations can be even more challenging. Wayne Eleazer reviews some past problems with sharing launch failure information and discusses whether the situation is better today.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2302/1

Effective mechanisms for space security
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International discussions about codes of conduct and other measures to promote space security continue this year at the UN and elsewhere. Ajey Lele examines what is required for such measures to truly enhance space security.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2301/1

Consider Mars
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Spending money on space exploration is often pitted against terrestrial programs to raise the standard of living of people around the world. Frank Stratford argues that space programs can explore the solar system and serve humanitarian missions simultaneously.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2300/1


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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