Ad Astra 2016 Summer (Volume 28 Number 2)
Cover image credit: Johan Swanepoel (assembled from NASA images).
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IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION:
Living off the Land as if Your Life Depended on It
By John F. Kross - 16
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT PLANETARY DEFENSE
By Clifford R. McMurray - 20
MEET THE EIGHT-BALLS
NASA’s newest class of astronauts looks to Moon, Mars, and beyond
By Travis K. Kircher - 24
SPACE SUITS ME JUST FINE
By John F. Kross - 28
ASTEROID MINING: VIABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND SOON
By Dan Ward - 32
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION: CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
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NSS CORRESPONDENCE
Space Shuttle Challenger 30th Commemoration Wall at Challenger Elementary School in Huntsville, Alabama
By Yohon Lo - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 10
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Overview of H.R. 4752: The Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016
By Dale Skran - 46
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Victory: The Vision of NSS May Soon Become an Official Objective of NASA
By Mark Hopkins - 47
SPACE SETTLEMENT COLUMN
The Beginning of the Era of Space Settlement
By Jim Keravala
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BOOKS
Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Solar System, 1969-1989, by Jay Gallentine
Reviewed by Loretta Hall
The Complete Space Buff’s Bucket List: 100 Space Things to Do Before You Die, by Loretta Hall
Reviewed by Robert A. Lee - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Flying Through the Aurora’s Green Fog
Ad Astra 2016 Summer (Volume 28 Number 2)
Cover image credit: Johan Swanepoel (assembled from NASA images).
- 12
IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION:
Living off the Land as if Your Life Depended on It
By John F. Kross - 16
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT PLANETARY DEFENSE
By Clifford R. McMurray - 20
MEET THE EIGHT-BALLS
NASA’s newest class of astronauts looks to Moon, Mars, and beyond
By Travis K. Kircher - 24
SPACE SUITS ME JUST FINE
By John F. Kross - 28
ASTEROID MINING: VIABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND SOON
By Dan Ward - 32
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION: CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
- 8
NSS CORRESPONDENCE
Space Shuttle Challenger 30th Commemoration Wall at Challenger Elementary School in Huntsville, Alabama
By Yohon Lo - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 10
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Overview of H.R. 4752: The Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016
By Dale Skran - 46
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Victory: The Vision of NSS May Soon Become an Official Objective of NASA
By Mark Hopkins - 47
SPACE SETTLEMENT COLUMN
The Beginning of the Era of Space Settlement
By Jim Keravala
- 48
BOOKS
Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Solar System, 1969-1989, by Jay Gallentine
Reviewed by Loretta Hall
The Complete Space Buff’s Bucket List: 100 Space Things to Do Before You Die, by Loretta Hall
Reviewed by Robert A. Lee - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Flying Through the Aurora’s Green Fog