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


Red isotopes
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China's upcoming Chang'e-3 mission, besides being that country's first lunar rover, will also make use of radioisotopes for the first time. Dwayne Day examines what's known about Chinese efforts to develop plutonium systems to heat and possibly power spacecraft.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2401/1

More missions than money
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Space science is in a golden age today thanks in large part to the fleet of NASA missions studying the solar system and the universe. However, Jeff Foust reports that NASA budgets, squeezed ever tighter by sequestration and other policy decisions, could force NASA to soon make some tough decisions about what missions it can afford to continue operating.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2400/1

India's Mars Mission: the media converts science to a soap opera
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India's first mission to Mars met with criticism inside and outside of India, as many saw it as a sign of misplaced priorities by the government. Ajey Lele addresses those criticisms and makes the case that India can carry out a space exploration program while improving the quality of life for its citizens.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2399/1

To Mars with no ambiguity of purpose
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Last week India successfully launched its first mission to Mars, at a cost a fraction of NASA and other Western efforts. Bee Thakore argues this is evidence of India's innovative approach to spaceflight that can benefit both India and other nations.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2398/1

Review: Alien Universe
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Although the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has turned up empty-handed so far, there's been no shortage of speculation, in science and fiction, of what alien civilizations might be like. Jeff Foust reviews a book that looks at how society has perceived what "Aliens" might be like versus the best ideas of science.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2397/1


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


In search of other Earths
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Scientists are meeting in California this week for the Second Kepler Science Conference. Jeff Foust reports on some recent discoveries that are bringing astronomers to the goal of the mission: determining how frequent planets like the Earth are in the galaxy.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2396/1

Re-thinking the National Security Space Strategy: Chinese vs. American perceptions of space deterrence
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The current national security space strategy places a priority on the use of deterrence to protect satellites. Christopher Stone argues that China's different concept of "deterrence" could render the Pentagon's strategy ineffective.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2395/1

Plagiarism in several space history articles
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Robert Kennedy and Dwayne Day investigate several serious cases of plagiarism of space history articles by one writer.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2394/1

Review: GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones
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Satellite navigation systems are, today, almost taken for granted as they're incorporated into many aspects of our life. William Mellberg reviews a book that examines the history of the development of the Global Positioning System and its evolution from a secret military initiative to a modern-day public utility.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2393/1


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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
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Until next week,

Jeff Foust
Editor, The Space Review
jeff@thespacereview.com
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