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ON THE COVER: Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne returns from its short but historic venture into space.
Featured Articles:
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MOON, MARS AND BEYOND:
SPACE EXPLORATION FOR A NEW ERA
Special Report
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THE U.S. BLUEPRINT FOR SPACE EXPLORATION
The remaking of NASA is only part of the job; the real test will be sustaining the vision over decades to come.
By Jeff Foust
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FIRST MAN ON THE MOON LOOKS FORWARD TO OTHERS' RETURN
Speech by Neil A. Armstrong
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INSIDE PROJECT CONSTELLATION
NASA's first step beyond low-Earth orbit begins with a new vehicle to transport cargo and people to the Moon.
By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
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LAUNCH OPTIONS LOOM LARGE FOR NASA'S NEW MISSION
Engineers are studying a variety of options for developing new, more affordable heavy-lift rockets to carry astronauts back to the Moon and on to Mars.
By William Harwood
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ONE WAY TO MARS
Going to Mars to stay.
By Lucian Samosata
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THINK SMALL
As plans shape up for robotic excursions to the Moon, NASA may want to consider that bigger isn't necessarily better.
By Jeff Foust
Modules:
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LAUNCH PAD
Saving Earth Through Space
By Greg Allison, Chairman of the Executive Committee
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MISSION CONTROL
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COUNTDOWN
Over the Thorns, To the Stars
By Irene Mona Klotz, Editor in Chief
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OUTLOOK
The Real Cost of the New Space Plan,
by Taylor Dinerman
Bush's Stepping-stones to Space, by John H. Marburger III
Common Goal Unites Space Advocates, by Jim Banke
The 11th Commandment of Space, by Clifford R. McMurray
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SPACE COMMUNITY
Conference Draws NSS Members to Oklahoma, by James Spellman, Jr.
CD Explores Dreams of Spaceflight, by Clark S. Lindsey
Grand Central Space-tion, by G. B. Leatherwood
NSS Chapters and Projects
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LIFTING OFF
Heady Days for Space
By George T. Whitesides, NSS Executive Director
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