Ad Astra 2011 Winter (Volume 23 Number 4)
Cover image courtesy NASA.
- 14
SPACE SHUTTLE TRIBUTE SERIES
Illustrations from the KSC Launch Control Center - 16
SHUTTLE RETIREMENT: THE END OF AN ERA?
Report from an interview with the crew of the final shuttle mission
by Pete Trabucco - 18
MARTIAN DREAMS
A Tribute to the Possibilities of Our Future By Hugh Downs - 22
TAKING THE HIGH ROADS TO SPACE
CCDev2 Jupstarts Atlas, Falcon, and More
By John F. Kross - 28
ISS: AFTER THE SPACE SHUTTLE
By Stefano Coledan - 32
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE
Could Mars be the source of life on Earth?
By David Warmflash - 36
LOCATING LUNAR SUBWAYS
Lava tubes could serve as key habitats, and fewer than 100 have been found so far
By Marianne Dyson - 40
THE FIRST AND THE LAST
A Personal Reminiscence of the Shuttle Era
By Clifford R. McMurray - 43
NSS-KALAM INITIATIVE REACHES OUT TO CHINA
By Dave Dunlop
- 8
LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS
Actions Speak Louder than Words
By Gary Barnhard - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 11
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Juno Launch Tweetup
By Tim Bailey - 12
NSS CORRESPONDENCE
An Update for NSS Space Ambassadors
By Lee Jones - 46
STATEMENT FROM THE NSS POLICY COMMITTEE
The National Space Society’s Call to Action for American Leadership in Civil Space - 47
UPDATE
Space Settlement
By Howard Bloom and Jon LaBore
- 48
BOOKS
Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, by Allan J. McDonald with James R. Hansen
Reviewed by Stephen Adamczyk
Burt Rutan’s Race to Space: The Magician of Mojave and His Flying Innovations, by Dan Linehan
Reviewed by Susan Raizer - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Reflections: Atlantis poised for liftoff.
Ad Astra 2011 Winter (Volume 23 Number 4)
Cover image courtesy NASA.
- 14
SPACE SHUTTLE TRIBUTE SERIES
Illustrations from the KSC Launch Control Center - 16
SHUTTLE RETIREMENT: THE END OF AN ERA?
Report from an interview with the crew of the final shuttle mission
by Pete Trabucco - 18
MARTIAN DREAMS
A Tribute to the Possibilities of Our Future By Hugh Downs - 22
TAKING THE HIGH ROADS TO SPACE
CCDev2 Jupstarts Atlas, Falcon, and More
By John F. Kross - 28
ISS: AFTER THE SPACE SHUTTLE
By Stefano Coledan - 32
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE
Could Mars be the source of life on Earth?
By David Warmflash - 36
LOCATING LUNAR SUBWAYS
Lava tubes could serve as key habitats, and fewer than 100 have been found so far
By Marianne Dyson - 40
THE FIRST AND THE LAST
A Personal Reminiscence of the Shuttle Era
By Clifford R. McMurray - 43
NSS-KALAM INITIATIVE REACHES OUT TO CHINA
By Dave Dunlop
- 8
LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS
Actions Speak Louder than Words
By Gary Barnhard - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Pat Silver - 11
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Juno Launch Tweetup
By Tim Bailey - 12
NSS CORRESPONDENCE
An Update for NSS Space Ambassadors
By Lee Jones - 46
STATEMENT FROM THE NSS POLICY COMMITTEE
The National Space Society’s Call to Action for American Leadership in Civil Space - 47
UPDATE
Space Settlement
By Howard Bloom and Jon LaBore
- 48
BOOKS
Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, by Allan J. McDonald with James R. Hansen
Reviewed by Stephen Adamczyk
Burt Rutan’s Race to Space: The Magician of Mojave and His Flying Innovations, by Dan Linehan
Reviewed by Susan Raizer - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 55
SIGNING OFF
Reflections: Atlantis poised for liftoff.
