Ad Astra Volume 13 Number 4 2001

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Ad Astra 2001 (Volume 13 Number 4)

ON THE COVER: The view of the exterior of the International Space Station and orbital sunrise. Photo: NASA/JSC

Featured Articles:

  • 19
    International Space Cooperation: Economy as a Main Driver.
    By W. Peeters
  • 24
    Listening To Whispers From Space
    A Behind-the-scenes Tour of the DSN Antenna System at Goldstone.
    By Larry Evans
  • 26
    Japan’s Future In Space
    Evolution of an Independent Space Power.
    By Joan Johnson-Freese
  • 32
    A Space University
    An Idea for Learning Beyond Earth.
    By Louis Mazza
  • 34
    Battlestar Galactica Lives!
    Why the US Military Rejects “Faster, Cheaper, Better.
    By Dwayne A. Day
  • 42
    Shooting Gallery Special:
    Shooting The Shuttle

    Ad Astra photographers tell their story in words and photographs on what it takes to become a “Remote Rat.
    By Joe Marino
  • 2 Chairman’s Message
  • 3 Letters
  • 4 Mission Control
  • 12 NSS in Action
  • 18 Countdown
  • 38 Center for Lunar Research
  • 40 NSS Chapters
  • 48 Spacefaring

Ad Astra 2001 (Volume 13 Number 4)

ON THE COVER: The view of the exterior of the International Space Station and orbital sunrise. Photo: NASA/JSC

Featured Articles:

  • 19
    International Space Cooperation: Economy as a Main Driver.
    By W. Peeters
  • 24
    Listening To Whispers From Space
    A Behind-the-scenes Tour of the DSN Antenna System at Goldstone.
    By Larry Evans
  • 26
    Japan’s Future In Space
    Evolution of an Independent Space Power.
    By Joan Johnson-Freese
  • 32
    A Space University
    An Idea for Learning Beyond Earth.
    By Louis Mazza
  • 34
    Battlestar Galactica Lives!
    Why the US Military Rejects “Faster, Cheaper, Better.
    By Dwayne A. Day
  • 42
    Shooting Gallery Special:
    Shooting The Shuttle

    Ad Astra photographers tell their story in words and photographs on what it takes to become a “Remote Rat.
    By Joe Marino
  • 2 Chairman’s Message
  • 3 Letters
  • 4 Mission Control
  • 12 NSS in Action
  • 18 Countdown
  • 38 Center for Lunar Research
  • 40 NSS Chapters
  • 48 Spacefaring

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