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



Arrival of the "New Era" in US space policy
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A confluence of several events, including activities inside and outside the United States, threatens to reshape national space policy. Roger Handberg argues these events are the latest evidence of a new era in space policy that further distances the country from the Apollo paradigm.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2425/1

Can "Gravity" attract attention to the orbital debris problem?
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Nearly three months after its release, the film "Gravity" is collecting accolades and award nominations, but can the movie's success translate to greater interest in the real problem of orbital debris? Jeff Foust reports on a recent panel session that examined how well the movie matched up with reality when it comes to orbital debris.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2424/1

A legal regime for lunar peaks of eternal light
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Some of the most valuable real estate in the solar system beyond Earth may turn out to be peaks in the lunar polar regions that get near-continuous sunlight. Babak Shakouri examines the legal issues associated with access to those regions and proposes a solution to make them as freely available as possible.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2423/1

Editor's Note: There will be no issue of The Space Review next week. Our next issue will be on January 6, 2014. Happy Holidays!


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


Sweating the small stuff in space policy
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The space community frequently focuses only on big-picture issues, from the size of the NASA budget to the direction of its exploration program. Jeff Foust examines several lesser-known policy issues that are also critical to government and commercial space activities.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2422/1

Apollo 8: humanity's first voyage to the Moon
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As China returns to the Moon this month, the US remembers the anniversary of another major milestone in lunar exploration. Anthony Young recounts the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon, which launched 45 years ago this week.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2421/1

A small step for Mars settlement, but a giant leap of funding required
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Mars One, the private venture with plans to settle Mars in the 2020s, announced last week plans to develop a precursor robotic mission for launch in 2018. Jeff Foust reports on the announcement and the challenges the venture faces beyond building spacecraft hardware.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2420/1

Review: From Dust to Life
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The formation of the solar system from a cloud of dust and gas turns out to be far more complicated than what even recent models suggested. Jeff Foust reviews a book that provides a detailed overview of the formation of the planets, moons, and other bodies that comprise the solar system.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2419/1


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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