Ad Astra 2014 Fall (Volume 26 Number 3)
Cover image: Astronauts train in the Neutral Buoyancy Facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Image: NASA.
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2014:
THE SPACE RENAISSANCE BEGINS
By Clifford R. McMurray - 14
WHO WANTS TO BE AN ASTRONAUT?
PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE…
By Travis K. Kircher - 20
A COMMERCIAL APPROACH TO DEBRIS CONTROL
By Donald F. Robertson - 24
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF SPACE ELEVATORS:
AN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ASTRONAUTICS STUDY
By Peter and Cathy Swan - 28
SPACE IN THE GREAT PLAINS
By Mark Williamson - 36
THE ANSARI X-PRIZE:
A CATALYST FOR COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT
By Mike White - 40
STUDENTS AT ISDC 2014 REACH NEW HEIGHTS
By Lynne F. Zielinski - 42
NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
By John K. Strickland - 44
INTERNATIONAL SUNSAT DESIGN COMPETITION
By Don M. Flournoy - 46
SPACE LAWYERS: MORE THAN MECHANICS OF THE LAW?
By Dr. George S. Robinson
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NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tribute to Space Pioneer Frederick I. Ordway III - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 47
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Mackenzie Canter III: The Prestigious and Powerful NSS General Counsel
By Mark Hopkins
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BOOKS
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life On Earth, by Col. Chris Hadfield
Reviewed by Steve Adamczyk
The Martian, by Andy Weir
Reviewed by Charlene Brusso - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Morpheus Prototype Lander
Ad Astra 2014 Fall (Volume 26 Number 3)
Cover image: Astronauts train in the Neutral Buoyancy Facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Image: NASA.
- 10
INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2014:
THE SPACE RENAISSANCE BEGINS
By Clifford R. McMurray - 14
WHO WANTS TO BE AN ASTRONAUT?
PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE…
By Travis K. Kircher - 20
A COMMERCIAL APPROACH TO DEBRIS CONTROL
By Donald F. Robertson - 24
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF SPACE ELEVATORS:
AN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ASTRONAUTICS STUDY
By Peter and Cathy Swan - 28
SPACE IN THE GREAT PLAINS
By Mark Williamson - 36
THE ANSARI X-PRIZE:
A CATALYST FOR COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT
By Mike White - 40
STUDENTS AT ISDC 2014 REACH NEW HEIGHTS
By Lynne F. Zielinski - 42
NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
By John K. Strickland - 44
INTERNATIONAL SUNSAT DESIGN COMPETITION
By Don M. Flournoy - 46
SPACE LAWYERS: MORE THAN MECHANICS OF THE LAW?
By Dr. George S. Robinson
- 8
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tribute to Space Pioneer Frederick I. Ordway III - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 47
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Mackenzie Canter III: The Prestigious and Powerful NSS General Counsel
By Mark Hopkins
- 48
BOOKS
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life On Earth, by Col. Chris Hadfield
Reviewed by Steve Adamczyk
The Martian, by Andy Weir
Reviewed by Charlene Brusso - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Morpheus Prototype Lander