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Date: March 3, 2014 10:21:04 AM CST
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Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:


Mars 2021 and the quest for direction in human spaceflight
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Last week, a Congressional committee held a hearing about whether NASA should adopt a human Mars flyby concept developed last year by Inspiration Mars. Jeff Foust reports on the debate at the hearing about a 2021 Mars flyby mission, and demands from policymakers for more details from NASA about its human space exploration plans in general.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2464/1

The Affording Mars Workshop: background and recommendations
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In December, a team of experts convened in Washington to examine how to carry out "affordable" human missions to Mars in the next two to three decades. Harley Thronson and Chris Carberry discuss the background of the workshop and the recommendations they developed to make such missions feasible.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2463/1

Apollo 9: testing the lunar module
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Monday marks the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 9, an Apollo mission that never left Earth orbit yet was a key step in the journey to the Moon. Anthony Young recounts this mission that provided the first opportunity for astronauts to fly the Lunar Module.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2462/1

Review: Microlaunchers
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Can small launch vehicles disrupt the space industry in the same way that microcomputers did to the computing industry decades ago? Jeff Foust reviews a book that makes that argument, but doesn't necessarily convince the reader.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2461/1


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


Rocket science on a shoestring
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NewSpace is often aligned in the minds of many with major companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic. Yet, as James Careless describes, there is plenty of action among much smaller ventures, where people have to learn to creative with small teams and smaller budgets.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2460/1

Shining light on dark matter
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Roughly a quarter of the universe is made of matter whose gravitational effects can be felt, but which can't easily be seen. Jeff Foust reports on efforts in space and underground to try and detect the hypothesized particles believed to comprise dark matter.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2459/1

Elon's elan
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Like Robert Heinlein's Delos Harriman, the man in "The Man Who Sold the Moon", watching humanity's progress into space can seem like a narrative primarily about one man. Sam Dinkin tracks Elon Musk's progress this year toward settling Mars.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2458/1

Orbital debris: resource ladder to the stars
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The growing population of orbital debris poses hazards to the satellites that modern society relies upon. However, Al Anzaldua argues that efforts to clean up orbital debris can also develop technologies needed for expanding our economy and our presence into the solar system.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2457/1

Review: Branson: Behind the Mask
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Many in the space community are growing impatient with Virgin Galactic as development of its SpaceShipTwo program encounters extended delays. Jeff Foust reviews a book about Virgin's founder, Sir Richard Branson, that offers a sharply critical look at the company, but one that may also be factually flawed.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2456/1


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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