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


Small satellites, small launchers, big business?
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Interest in small satellites is bigger than ever before, given the numbers of such satellites launched and plans for future systems. Jeff Foust reports on what the future may hold for smallsat applications, and whether this growing demand could support development of dedicated smallsat launch systems.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2577/1

ARM and the Mars-Forward NASA
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NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) has been widely criticized as a "dead end" on the path towards eventual human missions to Mars. Martin Elvis argues that ARM is, in fact the best first step to demonstrate technologies needed for Mars and for other applications in space.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2576/1

The 2014 PPWT: a new draft but with the same and different problems
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In June, China and Russia introduced a new draft of a proposed treaty that would ban the placement of weapons in outer space. Michael Listner and Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan examine the proposal and find that it has many of the same issues and flaws as the earlier version.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2575/1

For the future of Mars exploration, the past is prologue
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As Curiosity enters its third year on Mars, several other missions are either en route to the planet or under development. Duane Hyland recaps the discussion about Mars exploration from two panels at a conference last week.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2574/1

Review: Mars Up Close
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Last week marked the second anniversary of the Curiosity's landing on Mars, a good opportunity to take stock of what it has done and what's coming up. Jeff Foust reviews a book by a science writer embedded with the project team that offers both interesting details and a broader perspective about both the mission and Mars exploration in general.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2573/1


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


Feeling strongARMed
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A mission to redirect an asteroid into lunar orbit to be visited by astronauts might sound like something of great interest to planetary scientists, but many remain skeptical of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM). Jeff Foust provides an update on ARM and why some scientists feel so strongly negative about the proposed mission.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2572/1

The ExoLance project and the search for life on Mars
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Last week, Explore Mars formally kicked off a crowdfunding effort for the first phase of ExoLance, a project to develop penetrators that could fly to Mars as part of other missions. Joe Cassady explains why ExoLance could revolutionize the search for life on Mars.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2571/1

CubeSats to the Moon
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As CubeSats become widely used for various applications in Earth orbit, some are thinking about how such small spacecraft can be used for missions beyond Earth. Jeff Foust reports on recent proposals to send CubeSat missions to -- and, in some cases, into -- the Moon.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2570/1

The Moon or Mars?
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Two months after its release, a report by the National Research Council on human space exploration continues to trigger debate on what NASA should be doing beyond Earth orbit. Eric Hedman examines in particular the perceived disconnect in interest between the Moon and Mars.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2569/1

Review: Curiosity
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The second anniversary of Curiosity's successful landing on Mars is the hook for a new wave of books about the mission and Mars exploration in general. Jeff Foust reviews one such book that gives the reader a glimpse at the inner workings of the mission, before and after its historic landing.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2568/1


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We're also actively soliciting articles to publish in future issues, so
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Until next week,

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