Ad Astra 2024 Summer
- 16
SUPERSIZING STARSHIP
Elon Musk’s Biggest Bet Yet
By John F. Kross - 26
METAL MARS
An Iron Age on Mars?
By Jeff Stepp - 29
DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS
On the Far Side of the Moon
By Lance Frazer - 33
SPACEPORTS
Gateways to Tomorrow
By Robert Aillon - 39
FIRST ON THE MOON
The Daring Lunar Landing of Apollo 11
By Rod Pyle - 41
APOPHIS 2029
A New Gold Rush
By Bruce Friedman - 47
PAINTING THE FUTURE
The Interstellar Art of Pat Rawlings
By Melissa Silva - 54
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2024
Captain Kirk, Lieutenant Ortegas, and Real Astronauts
By Melissa Silva - 58
CORRECTING THE RECORD
The Sad, but Often Misreported, End of Soyuz 1
By Colin Burgess
- 8
From the Editor:
A REMINDER FOR US ALL: 55 YEARS SINCE APOLLO 11
By Rod Pyle - 9
From the NSS CEO:
SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT, AND STRAIGHT ON UNTIL MORNING
By Karlton Johnson - 11
From the NSS COO:
ALEXA, OPEN THE POD BAY DOOR: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF SPACE SETTLEMENT
By Dale Skran - 66
NSS CHAPTERS
- 62
NASA’s Discovery Program: The First 20 Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration
By Susan Niebur with David W. Brown
Reviewed by Casey Suire - An Unlikely Astronaut
by Susan Kilrain with Francis French
Children’s Book Reviewed by Susan Raizer
Ad Astra 2024 Summer
- 16
SUPERSIZING STARSHIP
Elon Musk’s Biggest Bet Yet
By John F. Kross - 26
METAL MARS
An Iron Age on Mars?
By Jeff Stepp - 29
DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS
On the Far Side of the Moon
By Lance Frazer - 33
SPACEPORTS
Gateways to Tomorrow
By Robert Aillon - 39
FIRST ON THE MOON
The Daring Lunar Landing of Apollo 11
By Rod Pyle - 41
APOPHIS 2029
A New Gold Rush
By Bruce Friedman - 47
PAINTING THE FUTURE
The Interstellar Art of Pat Rawlings
By Melissa Silva - 54
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2024
Captain Kirk, Lieutenant Ortegas, and Real Astronauts
By Melissa Silva - 58
CORRECTING THE RECORD
The Sad, but Often Misreported, End of Soyuz 1
By Colin Burgess
- 8
From the Editor:
A REMINDER FOR US ALL: 55 YEARS SINCE APOLLO 11
By Rod Pyle - 9
From the NSS CEO:
SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT, AND STRAIGHT ON UNTIL MORNING
By Karlton Johnson - 11
From the NSS COO:
ALEXA, OPEN THE POD BAY DOOR: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF SPACE SETTLEMENT
By Dale Skran - 66
NSS CHAPTERS
- 62
NASA’s Discovery Program: The First 20 Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration
By Susan Niebur with David W. Brown
Reviewed by Casey Suire - An Unlikely Astronaut
by Susan Kilrain with Francis French
Children’s Book Reviewed by Susan Raizer