Ad Astra 2021 Winter (Volume 33 Number 1)
- 12
A SAFE TOUCHDOWN FOR PERSEVERANCE
The Quest for Life on Mars Begins
By Rod Pyle - 19
GERARD K. O’NEILL: A HEROIC LIFE
By Emily Carney - 24
HOMESTEADING THE HIGH FRONTIER IS ABOUT TO GET REAL
A Conversation with Space Entrepreneur Joel Sercel
By Melissa Silva - 34
THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S LIMITS TO GROWTH
An Updated Model for O’Neill Habitats
By Jeffrey Greenblatt, Ph.D. - 40
COSMIC DREAMING AND QUARANTINING
Space Settlement and COVID-19
By John F. Kross - 50
MARS HAS MOXIE!
By Rod Pyle with Dr. Michael Hecht - 54
BUT DON’T COUNT THE MARTIANS OUT
Rumors of Martian Independence Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By Michelle Hanlon - 60
DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PSYCHOLOGICAL STUFF TO LIVE IN A SPACE SETTLEMENT?
By Nancy Atkinson - 64
GOING INTERSTELLAR:
The Bold Vision of Jeff Greason
By Rhonda Stevenson, Rod Pyle, and Melissa Silva - 70
FACING ARGUMENTS AGAINST SPACE SETTLEMENT
By Al Globus - 77
ARE LAVA TUBES THE RIGHT PLACE FOR SETTLEMENTS ON THE MOON AND MARS?
By Rod Pyle - 84
WHICH FLOOR PLEASE? GEO, MOON, OR MARS?
A New Architecture for Space Elevators
By Pete Swan, Ph.D., and Cathy Swan, Ph.D. - 90
STUDIES IN SPACE SETTLEMENT
The NSS Literature Review
By Hanna Rens
- 9
From the Editor: SPACE SETTLEMENT, THE BIG VISION
By Rod Pyle - 11
From the NSS Chief Operating Officer
WHY SPACE SETTLEMENT?
By Dale Skran
- 93
BOOKS
America’s New Destiny in Space, by Glenn Harland Reynolds
Space is Open for Business, by Robert C. Jacobson
Reviewed by Mark Lardas
Star Settlers: The Billionaires, Geniuses, and Crazed Visionaries out to Conquer the Universe, by Fred Nadis
Reviewed by Dale Skran - 95
NSS CHAPTERS
Ad Astra 2021 Winter (Volume 33 Number 1)
- 12
A SAFE TOUCHDOWN FOR PERSEVERANCE
The Quest for Life on Mars Begins
By Rod Pyle - 19
GERARD K. O’NEILL: A HEROIC LIFE
By Emily Carney - 24
HOMESTEADING THE HIGH FRONTIER IS ABOUT TO GET REAL
A Conversation with Space Entrepreneur Joel Sercel
By Melissa Silva - 34
THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S LIMITS TO GROWTH
An Updated Model for O’Neill Habitats
By Jeffrey Greenblatt, Ph.D. - 40
COSMIC DREAMING AND QUARANTINING
Space Settlement and COVID-19
By John F. Kross - 50
MARS HAS MOXIE!
By Rod Pyle with Dr. Michael Hecht - 54
BUT DON’T COUNT THE MARTIANS OUT
Rumors of Martian Independence Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By Michelle Hanlon - 60
DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PSYCHOLOGICAL STUFF TO LIVE IN A SPACE SETTLEMENT?
By Nancy Atkinson - 64
GOING INTERSTELLAR:
The Bold Vision of Jeff Greason
By Rhonda Stevenson, Rod Pyle, and Melissa Silva - 70
FACING ARGUMENTS AGAINST SPACE SETTLEMENT
By Al Globus - 77
ARE LAVA TUBES THE RIGHT PLACE FOR SETTLEMENTS ON THE MOON AND MARS?
By Rod Pyle - 84
WHICH FLOOR PLEASE? GEO, MOON, OR MARS?
A New Architecture for Space Elevators
By Pete Swan, Ph.D., and Cathy Swan, Ph.D. - 90
STUDIES IN SPACE SETTLEMENT
The NSS Literature Review
By Hanna Rens
- 9
From the Editor: SPACE SETTLEMENT, THE BIG VISION
By Rod Pyle - 11
From the NSS Chief Operating Officer
WHY SPACE SETTLEMENT?
By Dale Skran
- 93
BOOKS
America’s New Destiny in Space, by Glenn Harland Reynolds
Space is Open for Business, by Robert C. Jacobson
Reviewed by Mark Lardas
Star Settlers: The Billionaires, Geniuses, and Crazed Visionaries out to Conquer the Universe, by Fred Nadis
Reviewed by Dale Skran - 95
NSS CHAPTERS