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


Decision time for commercial crew
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Last week, SpaceX unveiled the design for its commercial crew vehicle, but it's not the only contender for that NASA program. Jeff Foust reports on the latest progress made by Boeing, Sierra Nevada, and SpaceX, and the hard decisions facing these companies as NASA chooses some, but not all, of them to continue on the program.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2526/1

Secret optics
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The roles people play in space programs are often overlooked in comparison to technology, a problem exacerbated in classified programs. Dwayne Day discusses one exception to this rule in the form of a new book by, and interview of, someone who worked on early reconnaissance satellite programs.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2525/1

The prospect of a grand Africa-Europe partnership to accelerate space development
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Africa could benefit greatly from enhanced used of space, but lacks the expertise and resources to do so. Vid Beldavs proposes how a partnership between Africa and the European Union could benefit both, and even the world.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2524/1

Cislunar cinema (part 2)
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Ken Murphy completes his two-part review of movies based in cislunar space with those produced since the turn of the century, and what some of overall trends from these movies suggest.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2523/1

Review: The Cosmic Cocktail
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As astronomers meet in in Boston this week for a major conference, the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy will be on the minds of many there. Jeff Foust reviews a book that examines what we know, and don't know, about these primary constituents of the universe.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2522/1


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


Export control reform (almost) reaches the finish line
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After more than a decade of lobbying by the space industry, the State Department published a final rule earlier this month moving most satellites and related items off the US Munitions List, and therefore no longer subject to ITAR. Jeff Foust notes that, while this is a major milestone, industry didn't get everything they wanted, and there's still some unfinished business to tend to.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2521/1

Regulating the void: In-orbit collisions and space debris
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One of the biggest uncertainties in space law and regulation today is determining who is responsible for collisions between spacecraft and debris. Timothy G. Nelson outlines the key legal issues associated with this topic.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2520/1

Making progress, and seeking stability, with SLS and Orion
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NASA's Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket and Orion spacecraft are two of NASA's highest profile programs, and also two programs subject to significant criticism and debate. Jeff Foust reports on what the key companies involved in those two programs are doing to keep them on schedule in the near term as they also seek long-term stability.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2519/1

Cislunar cinema (part 1)
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Over the decades, many dozens of films have been produced about spaceflight to the Moon and its vicinity. In the first of a two part examination of this ouvre, Ken Murphy recounts the cislunar films from the golden age of cinema to the turn of the 21st century.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2518/1

Review: Innovation the NASA Way
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NASA might not seem like an innovative organization to everyone in the space community, but it's far ahead of many companies in that regard. Jeff Foust reviews a book that examines NASA's techniques for innovation throughout its history and how they could be applied elsewhere.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2517/1


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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