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


In with the new, and the old
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The new year is a time for new beginnings for many, but in the space industry there is a lot of leftover issues from 2014 to deal with first. Jeff Foust reports on some of the topics, from a contract protest to accident investigations to a test of reusability, on tap for early 2015.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2672/1

A tale of two Martins
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Did a little-known space vehicle concept from the early 1960s inspire a science fiction author? John Charles examines the similarities between that vehicle concept and a vehicle from the film "Marooned".
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2671/1

The X-37B program: an American exercise in the Art of War?
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While the Air Force has been tightlipped about the missions of its X-37 robotic spaceplane, there's been no shortage of speculation about its purpose. Michael Listner discusses if the Air Force is deliberately encouraging that speculation as par tof a broader strategy.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2670/1

Encouraging private investment in space: does the current space law regime have to be changed? (part 1)
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Many space commercialization advocates have argued for a change in space law in order to provide property rights for entities wishing to use the Moon or asteroids. Jonathan Babcock, in the first of a two-part essay, explores whether such wholesale changes are needed to provide such protections.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2669/1

Review: Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?
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Science and religion often seem in conflict with one another. Jeff Foust reviews a book by two Vatican Observatory scientists that use several astronomy topics to examine if that is really the case.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2668/1


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


India's heavy-lift rocket and crew module milestones: which is more important?
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Last week, India achieved two major milestones in a single test flight: the first test of a new, more powerful launch vehicle, and the suborbital test of a spacecraft that could later be used for crewed missions. Ajey Lele describes those achievements and discusses why one is more important than the other.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2667/1

Deferred decision
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Last week as supposed to be the week where NASA decided between two options for the robotic portion of its Asteroid Redirect Mission. But as Jeff Foust reports, NASA officials decided they needed more time to evaluate the differences between the two.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2666/1

What is Orion's technological significance?
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The test earlier this month of NASA's Orion spacecraft on the EFT-1 mission was hailed as a major test of many of the spacecraft's key technologies. Anthony Young examines those technologies, not all of which are brand new, that are essential to the spacecraft.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2665/1

Dead trees live!
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Even as Internet publications and ebooks proliferate, there's still a role for print books, including those about space. Dwayne Day rounds up some of the more interesting space-related books published in the past year, including those that take particular advantage of the print medium.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2664/1


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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