Ad Astra 2011 Fall (Volume 23 Number 3)
- 14
THE ERA OF EXOPLANETS HAS ARRIVED
Getting to know the billions of planets beyond our Solar System.
By Marc Kaufman - 20
ISDC 2011:
New Beginnings in Space
by Clifford R. McMurray - 24
PROGNOSIS FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
By Mark Williamson - 28
VISIONS & VOYAGES
Planetary Science Priorities for 2013-2022
By Marianne Dyson - 32
THE MOON IS A NEAR EARTH OBJECT
By Marianne Dyson - 36
BEEN THERE … NEVER DONE THIS!
Proposals for an International Lunar Research Park
By Bruce Pittman - 40
ALIGNING NASA WITH NATIONAL SPACE GOALS:
A Strategy for Space Settlement
By Jeff Greason
[See video of Greason’s ISDC speech] - 46
2011 NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
By John K. Strickland
- 9
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Werner von Braun Award Honoring the Hayabusa Team - 10
LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS
The False Dichotomy: Government and Commercial Rockets
By Gary Barnhard - 11
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 12
NSS CORRESPONDENCE
So you want to go to space? Here’s your chance!
By Lee Jones - 42
NSS AT THE UNITED NATIONS
By Amanda Moore - 44
COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
United Nations Stamps honor 50th Anniversary of Human Space Flight - 45
STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Ultimate Goal of NSS
By Mark Hopkins
- 48
BOOKS
NASA Space Shuttle Owners’ Workshop Manual, by Dr. David Baker
Reviewed by Ariel I. Rayman
First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth, by Marc Kaufman
Reviewed by Charlene Brusso - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Return to Earth: Landing of Soyuz TMA-20
Ad Astra 2011 Fall (Volume 23 Number 3)
- 14
THE ERA OF EXOPLANETS HAS ARRIVED
Getting to know the billions of planets beyond our Solar System.
By Marc Kaufman - 20
ISDC 2011:
New Beginnings in Space
by Clifford R. McMurray - 24
PROGNOSIS FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
By Mark Williamson - 28
VISIONS & VOYAGES
Planetary Science Priorities for 2013-2022
By Marianne Dyson - 32
THE MOON IS A NEAR EARTH OBJECT
By Marianne Dyson - 36
BEEN THERE … NEVER DONE THIS!
Proposals for an International Lunar Research Park
By Bruce Pittman - 40
ALIGNING NASA WITH NATIONAL SPACE GOALS:
A Strategy for Space Settlement
By Jeff Greason
[See video of Greason’s ISDC speech] - 46
2011 NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
By John K. Strickland
- 9
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Werner von Braun Award Honoring the Hayabusa Team - 10
LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS
The False Dichotomy: Government and Commercial Rockets
By Gary Barnhard - 11
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 12
NSS CORRESPONDENCE
So you want to go to space? Here’s your chance!
By Lee Jones - 42
NSS AT THE UNITED NATIONS
By Amanda Moore - 44
COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
United Nations Stamps honor 50th Anniversary of Human Space Flight - 45
STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Ultimate Goal of NSS
By Mark Hopkins
- 48
BOOKS
NASA Space Shuttle Owners’ Workshop Manual, by Dr. David Baker
Reviewed by Ariel I. Rayman
First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth, by Marc Kaufman
Reviewed by Charlene Brusso - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Return to Earth: Landing of Soyuz TMA-20
