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


Making the most of the ISS
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In recent years, NASA and others have turned their attention on the International Space Station from building and maintaining the facility to making the best possible use of it. Jeff Foust examines some of those government and commercial efforts, from using the ISS as a remote sensing platform to as a launch facility for small satellites.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2478/1

If at first you don't succeed... (part 1)
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The early history of Soviet missions to Venus and Mars was filled with failures. Andrew LePage looks back at how Soviet engineers responded to the initial set of failed missions with a spacecraft concept designed for missions to both planets.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2477/1

Reusability and other issues facing the launch industry
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While many in the space community are fascinated with SpaceX's experiments with reusability and their implications for launch prices, that excitement doesn't necessarily extend to other companies in the launch industry. Jeff Foust reports on what issues are currently of greater interest and importance to them.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2476/1

A new price point to orbit
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The upcoming reusable Falcon 9 launch is generating some excitement. Sam Dinkin looks at the implications of projected lower launch costs for space settlement.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2475/1

Review: Live TV From Orbit
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Today, we take for granted getting live high definition video from the International Space Station, but forty years ago, getting live TV of any kind from orbit involved technical and other problems. Jeff Foust reviews a book that examines the development and use fo live TV on Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and the beginning of the Space Shuttle program.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2474/1


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


Through a glass, darkly: Chinese, American, and Russian anti-satellite testing in space
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In May of last year, China launched what it said was a high-altitude sounding rocket for research purposes, but what many in the US believe was an ASAT test. In a comprehensive report, Brian Weeden examines the evidence that the launch was an ASAT test, the historical record of such tests by other countries, and its implications for space security.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1

Aborted takeoff
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After nearly two decades of development, the SOFIA airborne observatory is about to formally enter its operational phase. However, Jeff Foust reports, the future of SOFIA is in jeopardy after NASA proposed cutting funding for it in its 2015 budget proposal, a move that could significant scientific and even geopolitical implications.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2472/1

India's 2014-15 space budget: an assessment
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Last month, the Indian government released its proposed budget for its next fiscal year, including more than $1 billion for the Indian space agency ISRO. Ajey Lele examines the budget and the priorities it assigns to efforts ranging from space science to human spaceflight.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2471/1

Regulatory effects of the International Code of Conduct on commercial space
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Discussions about a potential International Code of Conduct for space activities have focused on its effects on national governments. Michael Listner examines how it could affect commercial space activities, particularly those regulated by the US, depending on how the code is interpreted.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2470/1


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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