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


On the trail of "The Curse of Slick-6"
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A long-running mystery in the history of spaceflight has been claims that a launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base was "cursed" by a local Native American tribe. Dwayne Day reviews what we do and don't know about those stories, and the challenges of researching that topic.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2349/1

Technology's role in space innovation
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Technology is often cited as the key factor in enabling new space missions and markets, but it is typically just one factor among many. Jeff Foust reports on how some are balancing technology development with business models and other approaches to promote innovation in space.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2348/1

Exploring space, finding ourselves: Why we must always have an "Out There" out there
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For decades many advocates have offered the inspiration of the young as one justification for space exploration. Now a full-time teacher, Bob Mahoney reports some disturbing observations that may suggest the inspiration-exploration connection is more important than many people think.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2347/1

Review: Rocket Girl
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At the beginning of the Space Age, few women were involved in the nation's space program. Jeff Foust reviews a biography of one of those women, a rocket scientist who played a key role in the launch of America's first satellite but whose contributions had been largely forgotten.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2346/1


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DC-X FIRST FLIGHT + 20 ANNIVERSARY & AEROSPACE WORKSHOP

Join the DC-X Team as they celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the First Flight of the Delta Clipper Experimental August 16, 17, & 18, 2013, at Spaceport America, New Mexico, and the New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM. Speakers include Christine Anderson, Executive Director Spaceport America; George Whitesides, CEO Virgin Galactic; Ambassador Henry Cooper, former head of SDIO and President High Frontier;  Jess Sponable, DARPA Advanced Spaceplane Projects; Dr. Mike Griffin, President AIAA; Colonel Gary Payton, U.S. Air Force Academy and astronaut; and more. More details and registration information at: http://www.dc-xspacequest.org

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


If you set out to go to Mars, go to Mars!
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There is no shortage of proposals for exploration architectures that lead to human missions to Mars. Harley Thronson, though, argues that too many of these proposals feature distractions like Moon and asteroid missions that make it unlikely they would succeed.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2345/1

One year after the seven minutes of terror: the state of Mars exploration
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One year ago, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover successfully landed on Mars, overcoming the "seven minutes of terror" to begin its mission of studying the Red Planet. Jeff Foust examines how NASA's Mars exploration program, as well as private efforts and overall public interest, have evolved over the last year.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2344/1

Back in black
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More than two years after the end of the last Space Shuttle mission, it's tempting for some to seek comprehensive histories of the program. Dwayne Day says there's still a lot to learn about the military uses of the shuttle, although a few declassified documents are now shedding some light.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2343/1

NASA policy gets partisan
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NASA has traditionally been considered an issue that hasn't been particularly partisan. However, Jeff Foust reports that this year is different, with policy and spending bills for the space agency often divided along party lines.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2342/1

INSAT-3D and India's new emphasis on meteorology
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Last month, India launched on a European rocket a next-generation weather satellite. Ajey Lele discusses how this satellite fits into expanded efforts by India to better predict the weather and understand the implications of climate change.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2341/1


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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