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Date: December 2, 2013 1:53:27 PM CST
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Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:


As China goes to the Moon, prize teams stay in the race
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The launch Sunday of China's first lunar lander mission is a setback for the private teams in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition, who hoped they, and not China, would be the next to land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Jeff Foust reports on how some teams are taking different approaches to continue their efforts to win the prize, as the rules for winning the prize are tweaked again.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2414/1

Red Moon, Blue Moon
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As China sends its first lander and rover to the Moon, NASA has no firm plans to carry out a similar mission, although there is no shortage of mission concepts. Dwayne Day examines some of the proposals for networks of landers and sample return missions that are seeking funding from the space agency.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2413/1

Aligning forces to reawaken the American Dream
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Political gridlock and tight budgets in a tough economy have made it difficult for NASA and other research agencies of the government to win additional funding for their programs. Eric Hedman argues for a combined effort by space advocates and others to win increased R&D funding for NASA and others that, in the long run, will help the economy and national standing.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2412/1

Review: Two books on astrobiology
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Astrobiology is a relatively new and diverse field that provides plenty of topics for discussion. Jeff Foust reviews two new books on the topic, one focused on the search for habitable worlds and the other examining the ethical issues of encountering life, primitive or intelligent, elsewhere in the universe.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2411/1


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


Burning thunder
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As NASA works on the initial version of its Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, companies are working on concepts to increase the SLS's capabilities. Dwayne Day describes one effort that makes use of a version of the F-1 rocket developed for the Saturn V.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2410/1

Inspiration Mars: from nonprofit venture to space policy adventure
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When Inspiration Mars first announced their plans for a human Mars flyby mission in February, their plan was to fund it philanthropically. Now, Jeff Foust reports, the foundation is seeking NASA support, and funding, to make the mission a reality, a challenge as daunting as any technical issue their mission faces.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2409/1

"The Obligation" and the vision of space settlement
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Long-time space settlement advocate Vidvuds Beldavs discusses his history in space advocacy and how a new novel rekindled his vision of humans working and living in space.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2408/1

Review: To Orbit and Back Again
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The Space Shuttles have been retired, but there remains fascination about how these very capable, but very complex, vehicles flew. Jeff Foust reviews a book that dives deep into the technical details about the shuttles and their operations.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2407/1


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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