Ad Astra 2009 Summer (Volume 21 Number 2)
On The Cover: In its maiden flight, Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo accomplished the fastest and longest flight ever in the troposphere.
Featured Articles:
- 16
INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2009
Standing on the brink: Hope springs eternal for the future of space. By Ian Murphy - 22
SPACE TOURISM
Has the depressed economy dashed our dreams of heading to the stars?
by Doug Messier - 26
POWER BEAMING FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION
One of the major challenges is providing power for the outpost and the rovers that will house and transport the crew. One solution stands out above the rest.
By Bruce Pittman, Dan Rasky, and Rob Kelso - 30
FROM LEGOS TO LUNA: A NEW COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS
MoonBots: A Google Lunar X Prize Challenge
By William Pomeranz and Tiffany Montague - 32
REALIZING A DREAM: LUNAR INDUSTRIALIZATION ENABLED BY PLATINUM GROUP METALS
Future space applications promise revolutionary improvements in our quality of life.
By Dennis Wingo - 34
VISITING SPACE
Don your space tourist hat for a trip to the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island, New York.
By Mark Williamson - 39
SPACE AWARDS AT SCIENCE FAIRS
By Carol Luckhardt Redfield - 40
THE NEXT GENERATION
Students Design Space Settlements and Innovative Technologies For Humanity’s Future
By Lynne Zielinski - 42
2009 NSS AWARD WINNERS
By John K. Strickland
- 10
LETTER FROM
HEADQUARTERS
Milestone: Thirty five years ago the National Space Institute was created
By Brett Silcox - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER - 13
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
NSS Online — Join us on Facebook
NSS Chapter Awards - 14
UPDATE FROM THE NASA NOMINATION HEARINGS - 44
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Perfect Storm
By Gary Barnhard - 45
SPACE SETTLEMENT
The Inevitibility of Space Settlement
By Mark Hopkins
- 46
BOOKS
Look to the Stars, by Buzz Aldrin
Reviewed by Marianne Dyson
Voices from the Moon, by Andrew Chaikin with Victoria Kohl
Reviewed by Stephen Adamczyk - 48
MOVIE REVIEW: STAR TREK
By Brandon Fibbs - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 54
SIGNING OFF
Endeavour performs a backflip
Ad Astra 2009 Summer (Volume 21 Number 2)
On The Cover: In its maiden flight, Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo accomplished the fastest and longest flight ever in the troposphere.
Featured Articles:
- 16
INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2009
Standing on the brink: Hope springs eternal for the future of space. By Ian Murphy - 22
SPACE TOURISM
Has the depressed economy dashed our dreams of heading to the stars?
by Doug Messier - 26
POWER BEAMING FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION
One of the major challenges is providing power for the outpost and the rovers that will house and transport the crew. One solution stands out above the rest.
By Bruce Pittman, Dan Rasky, and Rob Kelso - 30
FROM LEGOS TO LUNA: A NEW COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS
MoonBots: A Google Lunar X Prize Challenge
By William Pomeranz and Tiffany Montague - 32
REALIZING A DREAM: LUNAR INDUSTRIALIZATION ENABLED BY PLATINUM GROUP METALS
Future space applications promise revolutionary improvements in our quality of life.
By Dennis Wingo - 34
VISITING SPACE
Don your space tourist hat for a trip to the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island, New York.
By Mark Williamson - 39
SPACE AWARDS AT SCIENCE FAIRS
By Carol Luckhardt Redfield - 40
THE NEXT GENERATION
Students Design Space Settlements and Innovative Technologies For Humanity’s Future
By Lynne Zielinski - 42
2009 NSS AWARD WINNERS
By John K. Strickland
- 10
LETTER FROM
HEADQUARTERS
Milestone: Thirty five years ago the National Space Institute was created
By Brett Silcox - 9
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER - 13
NSS ANNOUNCEMENTS
NSS Online — Join us on Facebook
NSS Chapter Awards - 14
UPDATE FROM THE NASA NOMINATION HEARINGS - 44
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Perfect Storm
By Gary Barnhard - 45
SPACE SETTLEMENT
The Inevitibility of Space Settlement
By Mark Hopkins
- 46
BOOKS
Look to the Stars, by Buzz Aldrin
Reviewed by Marianne Dyson
Voices from the Moon, by Andrew Chaikin with Victoria Kohl
Reviewed by Stephen Adamczyk - 48
MOVIE REVIEW: STAR TREK
By Brandon Fibbs - 50
CHAPTER LISTINGS - 54
SIGNING OFF
Endeavour performs a backflip
