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Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:


Cleaning up space junk
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Although current efforts to deal with space debris have focused on limiting the growth of new objects, some argue it's time to focus on actively removing debris objects. Jeff Foust recaps the discussion on this topic at a recent conference, including the technical, legal, and financial obstacles such efforts face.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2663/1

From Michigan to the Moon
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Al Worden is one of only 24 humans in history to have flown to the Moon. Shane Hannon sat down with the former test pilot and NASA astronaut during a recent visit to Ireland to discuss his remarkable life.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2662/1

Of budgets past and future
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Last week Congress finally wrapped up a fiscal year 2015 spending bill, one that provides NASA with $18 billion. Jeff Foust reports that while the bill is largely good news for many key NASA programs, the agency still faces uncertainties about those programs, and its long-term fiscal future.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2661/1

Review: The New Moon
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Although not part of NASA's human exploration plans, many other nations, and companies, are interested in a return to the Moon. Jeff Foust reviews a book that attempts to make a case for humans on the Moon based on both science and policy.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2660/1


If you missed it, here's what we published in our previous issue:


The beginning of a new era -- but which one?
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The successful inaugural flight of Orion last week was hailed by many as a beginning of a new era in human spaceflight, as a first step towards humans on Mars. Jeff Foust reports on the test flight and just how much of a step towards Mars it really was.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2659/1

Everything old is new again
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The flight of Orion looked, to some, like a throwback to the capsules of the 1960s. Andre Bormanis says that the rationales for human space exploration, by contrast, can't look back to the past but instead embrace the capabilities of today and tomorrow.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2658/1

Space resiliency: time for action
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The US military is making increasing use of smallsats, but these efforts are spread out over multiple organizations with little coordination. Ethan Mattox argues for greater coordination of those programs so smallsats can be used more effectively in a crisis.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2657/1

World View: a new capability for the suborbital research and education market
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Researchers have shown an interest in recent years in the capabilities afforded by commercial suborbital vehicles under development. Alan Stern describes how a commercial high-altitude balloon project can provide similar, complementary capabilities for these people.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2656/1

Review: New Space Frontiers
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Last week's Orion launch awakened many in the general public to NASA's space exploration activities. Jeff Foust reviews a book that offers a colorfully illustrated overview of ongoing and proposed public and private space activities.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2655/1


We appreciate any feedback you may have about these articles as well as
any other questions, comments, or suggestions about The Space Review.
We're also actively soliciting articles to publish in future issues, so
if you have an article or article idea that you think would be of
interest, please email me.

Until next week,

Jeff Foust
Editor, The Space Review
jeff@thespacereview.com
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