Ad Astra 2009 Winter (Volume 21 Number 4)
On The Cover: Hubble drifts over Earth after its release on May 19, 2009, by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Featured Articles:
- 14
HUBBLE’S EXCITING SCIENTIFIC FUTURE
After its last repair mission, Hubble still has promise for future science.
By Malcolm B. Niedner - 18
HUBBLE’S REDEMPTION
After a rocky start, Hubble has become a beloved part of our space history.
By Clifford McMurray - 22
HUBBLE: THE EYES OF THE UNIVERSE
A new IMAX movie takes you inside Hubble.
By Brandon Fibbs - 26
LCROSS: FINDING WATER AT THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE
Developing the mission that found water on the Moon.
By Brian H. Day - 30
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE?
Recent discoveries of water on the Moon and Mars are making waves in the space community
By Mark Williamson - 34
THE MOON AND MARS—STPPING STONES TO LIFE IN SPACE
The findings of water on the Moon and Mars will help NSS achieve its
long-term goals
By Gordon Woodcock - 36
BLOWN AWAY: THE UNVEILING OF SPACESHIPTWO
By Jeff Foust - 38
THAT’S ONE SMALL FLIGHT FOR A ROCKET…ONE GIANT LEAP FOR NEWSPACE
The Lunar Lander X-Prize Challenge
By William Pomeranz - 40
SPACE CANADA: MAKING SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER A REALITY
by George B. Dietrich - 41
SPACE SOLAR POWER ACTIVITY AT THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
by Paul Jaffe
- 8
LETTER FROM
HEADQUARTERS
By Brett Silcox - 9
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By Alix Shutello - 11
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Konrad Dannenberg Tribute in Huntsville - 12
CORRESPONDENCE
We Want OUR Future - 42
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Space Ambassadors Program: The Reinvention of Storytelling
By Gary Barnhard - 43
SPACE SETTLEMENT
Space Settlement and the Environment
By Al Globus
- 44
BOOKS
Secrets of the Universe, by Paul Murdin
Reviewed by Charles Brusso
Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962, by Megan Prelinger
Reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III - 46
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 64
SIGNING OFF
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
Ad Astra 2009 Winter (Volume 21 Number 4)
On The Cover: Hubble drifts over Earth after its release on May 19, 2009, by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Featured Articles:
- 14
HUBBLE’S EXCITING SCIENTIFIC FUTURE
After its last repair mission, Hubble still has promise for future science.
By Malcolm B. Niedner - 18
HUBBLE’S REDEMPTION
After a rocky start, Hubble has become a beloved part of our space history.
By Clifford McMurray - 22
HUBBLE: THE EYES OF THE UNIVERSE
A new IMAX movie takes you inside Hubble.
By Brandon Fibbs - 26
LCROSS: FINDING WATER AT THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE
Developing the mission that found water on the Moon.
By Brian H. Day - 30
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE?
Recent discoveries of water on the Moon and Mars are making waves in the space community
By Mark Williamson - 34
THE MOON AND MARS—STPPING STONES TO LIFE IN SPACE
The findings of water on the Moon and Mars will help NSS achieve its
long-term goals
By Gordon Woodcock - 36
BLOWN AWAY: THE UNVEILING OF SPACESHIPTWO
By Jeff Foust - 38
THAT’S ONE SMALL FLIGHT FOR A ROCKET…ONE GIANT LEAP FOR NEWSPACE
The Lunar Lander X-Prize Challenge
By William Pomeranz - 40
SPACE CANADA: MAKING SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER A REALITY
by George B. Dietrich - 41
SPACE SOLAR POWER ACTIVITY AT THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
by Paul Jaffe
- 8
LETTER FROM
HEADQUARTERS
By Brett Silcox - 9
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By Alix Shutello - 11
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Konrad Dannenberg Tribute in Huntsville - 12
CORRESPONDENCE
We Want OUR Future - 42
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Space Ambassadors Program: The Reinvention of Storytelling
By Gary Barnhard - 43
SPACE SETTLEMENT
Space Settlement and the Environment
By Al Globus
- 44
BOOKS
Secrets of the Universe, by Paul Murdin
Reviewed by Charles Brusso
Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962, by Megan Prelinger
Reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III - 46
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 64
SIGNING OFF
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
