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NASA'S DAWN MISSION:
OPENING UP ASTEROIDS TO SPACE SETTLEMENT?
Testing a new ion thruster in uncharted space may be the main mission, but observers see potential beyond just exploring the Asteroid Belt.
By Charles Q. Choi
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MAKING ROOM
Turning the Internationsl Space Station from a three-person to six-person occupancy vehicle will be trickier than it looks.
By James Oberg
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THE X PRIZE CUP:
A REPORT FROM THE FIELD OF DREAMERS
Despite a financial setback and a lack of a winner in the Lunar Lander Challenge, this year's event showed that investors and innovators still believe in New Space.
By Leonard David
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THE TOP 20 SPACE VISIONARIES
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PUBLIC SPACE:
NEW ADVENTURES IN EXPLORATION
By Jeff Foust
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2007 NSS MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
The results of this year's survey.
Departments:
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LETTER FROM
HEADQUARTERS
What Is Your Vision for Space?
By George Whitesides, NSS Executive Director
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LAUNCH PAD
New National Space Society Philosophy Statement
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OPINION
Barbara Morgan Achieves Her Mission:
A Personal Account by a Fellow Teacher
By Penny Lee Glackman
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BOOK REVIEW
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
Reviewed by John F. Kross
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COMMUNITY
Getting It Right! Cooperation on all levels makes a difference.
By Gary Barnhard, Chairman of the Executive Committee
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SPOTLIGHT
National Space Society Chapters Activities Update
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CHAPTER LISTINGS
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SIGNING OFF
Columbia: Five Years On
The space shuttle disaster changed the way NASA used to do business.
By James Oberg
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