Ad Astra 2013 Fall (Volume 25 Number 3)
Cover Image: Kalpana One is intended to improve on the orbital space settlement designs of the mid-1970s. The Kalpana One structure is a cylinder with a radius of 250 meters and a length of 325 meters. The population target is 3,000 residents.
Image Credit: © Bryan Versteeg / spacehabs.com
- 14
KALPANA ONE
What Will It Be Like to Live in Space?
By Al Globus
Illustrated by Bryan Versteeg - 20
ISDC UPDATE
Laid-Back Impatience
By Clifford R. McMurray - 24
ISLAND HOPPING TO MARS
By Michael Raftery - 30
IF APOLLO HAPPENED TODAY
By Marianne Dyson - 34
ESA’S MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACESHIP
By Mark Williamson - 38
MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SPACE AT THE SPACE TECH EXPO
By Jim Plaxco - 40
WORLD SPACE WEEK 2013
Exploring Mars, Discovering Earth
By Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and Dr. Philip Dukes - 42
NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
Honorees at the 2013 NSS International Space Development Conference
By John K. Strickland - 44
THE NEXT GENERATION: STUDENTS AT ISDC 2013
by Lynne F. Zielinski
- 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 10
LETTER FROM ISDC CHAIR - Thank You for Supporting ISDC 2013
By Dave Dressler - 11
NSS CORRESPONDENCE
Space Exploration Day
By J. David Baxter - 12
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Establish Your National Space Society Legacy - 46
LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
We Are Winning: The NSS Vision Surges Internationally
By Mark Hopkins - 47
SPACE SETTLEMENT COLUMN
All of the Above
By Rick N. Tumlinson
- 48
BOOKS
Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer, by Jarry L. Ross with John Norberg
Reviewed by Marianne Dyson
Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration, by Buzz Aldrin
Reviewed by Allen G. Taylor - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Quiet Interlude in Solar Max
Ad Astra 2013 Fall (Volume 25 Number 3)
Cover Image: Kalpana One is intended to improve on the orbital space settlement designs of the mid-1970s. The Kalpana One structure is a cylinder with a radius of 250 meters and a length of 325 meters. The population target is 3,000 residents.
Image Credit: © Bryan Versteeg / spacehabs.com
- 14
KALPANA ONE
What Will It Be Like to Live in Space?
By Al Globus
Illustrated by Bryan Versteeg - 20
ISDC UPDATE
Laid-Back Impatience
By Clifford R. McMurray - 24
ISLAND HOPPING TO MARS
By Michael Raftery - 30
IF APOLLO HAPPENED TODAY
By Marianne Dyson - 34
ESA’S MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACESHIP
By Mark Williamson - 38
MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SPACE AT THE SPACE TECH EXPO
By Jim Plaxco - 40
WORLD SPACE WEEK 2013
Exploring Mars, Discovering Earth
By Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and Dr. Philip Dukes - 42
NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY AWARDS
Honorees at the 2013 NSS International Space Development Conference
By John K. Strickland - 44
THE NEXT GENERATION: STUDENTS AT ISDC 2013
by Lynne F. Zielinski
- 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 10
LETTER FROM ISDC CHAIR - Thank You for Supporting ISDC 2013
By Dave Dressler - 11
NSS CORRESPONDENCE
Space Exploration Day
By J. David Baxter - 12
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Establish Your National Space Society Legacy - 46
LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
We Are Winning: The NSS Vision Surges Internationally
By Mark Hopkins - 47
SPACE SETTLEMENT COLUMN
All of the Above
By Rick N. Tumlinson
- 48
BOOKS
Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer, by Jarry L. Ross with John Norberg
Reviewed by Marianne Dyson
Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration, by Buzz Aldrin
Reviewed by Allen G. Taylor - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Quiet Interlude in Solar Max
