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SPACE DEVELOPMENT IS A GLOBAL ENDEAVOR

As we reach mid-2021, it’s time to reflect

SPACE A COMMONWEALTH OF HUMANITY

More than three-and-a-half million years ago, three of

THE RED PILL OF POSSIBILITY

“We can’t. It’s too hard. It just isn’t possible.”

5 YES, WE ARE INSPIRED

Credit: SpaceX In February, SpaceX announced its plans

4 LOOK OUT BELOW!

On May 8, the booster section of a

3 BACK HOME WE GO FROM BENNU

Credit: NASA/James Vaughan NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex probe departed the

2 INGENUIT PERFORMS ON MARS

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Aside from a couple of software

1 STICKING THE LANDING!

SpaceX’s SN15 Starship performed a test flight on

THE LITTLE HELICO PTER THAT COULD NASA’S INGENUITY MARS HELICOPTER MAKES THE GRADE

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech On an overcast day in California

PROMISING THE MOON?

The Current State of Human Spaceflight Beyond Earth Orbit

ELON STARSHIP TROOPER MUSK

Credit: Steve Jurvetson On August 4th, 2020, smoke

THE INVASION OF MARS THE LONG JOURNEY OF MARS ODYSSEY

In 1898, H.G. Wells penned the novel The

HOW MUCH GRAVITY DO WE NEED

For Long Duration Spaceflight?

HOW MANY ASTRONAUTS?

Credit: Mars City/Kerry Joels How many astronauts does

UPDATE ON India’s Space Program

India’s PSLV rocket Credit: ISRO In February, the

YOUR JOB IN SPACE The Universities Space Research Association

Educators and employers in the United States have

THE HIGH FRONTIER: THE UNTOLD STORY OF DR. GERARD K. O’NEILL

A Collection of Space Books and Video Reviews

SPACE MINING AND MANUFACTURING: OFF-WORLD RESOURCES AND REVOLUTIONARY ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES

AUTHOR: Davide Sivolella FORMAT: Paperback/Kindle PAGES: 218 PUBLISHER: Springer Praxis DATE: December 2019 RETAIL PRICE: $38.40/$24.99

SHUTTLE, HOUSTON: MY LIFE IN THE CENTER SEAT OF MISSION CONTROL

AUTHOR: Paul Dye FORMAT: Hardcover/Kindle PAGES: 320 PUBLISHER: Hachette Books ISBN: 978-0316454575 DATE: July 14, 2020 RETAIL PRICE: $25.20/$13.99

LEFT BRAINS FOR THE RIGHT STUFF—COMPUTERS, SPACE, AND HISTORY

AUTHOR: Hugh Blair-Smith FORMAT: Softcover/Kindle PAGES: 460 PUBLISHER: SDP Publishing ISBN: 978-0-9964345-3-9 DATE: 2015 RETAIL PRICE: $20.95/$7.20

ALCOHOL IN SPACE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

AUTHOR: Chris Carberry FORMAT: Paperback/Kindle PAGES: 217 PUBLISHER: McFarland ISBN: 978-1476679242 DATE: October 2019 RETAIL PRICE: $29.95/$13.49

BEYOND EARTH’S EDGE: THE POETRY OF SPACEFLIGHT

EDITORS: Swarstad Johnson and Christopher Cokinos FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 280 PUBLISHER: University of Arizona Press AGES: Adult DATE: December/October 2020 RETAIL PRICE: $19.95

ARTIST DEPICTION

DIRECTED, PRODUCED, AND EDITED BY: Brett Bonowicz EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Philip Shane & Kelly Labrie PRODUCERS: Red Nicewonder & Martin Kennedy RUNNING TIME: 30 minutes per episode RATING: NA RELEASE DATE: 2019 Available on the Space Channel, Amazon Prime, and other streaming outlets

JPL AND THE SPACE AGE: A DOCUMENTARY SERIES

PRODUCED AND WRITTEN BY: Blaine Baggett FORMAT: Movie RUNNING TIME: Varies—60 to 90 minutes RATING: NR RELEASE DATE: 2021 Available on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s website: www.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/documentary-series-jpl-and-the-space-age

THE SPACE MOVEMENT END URES

A Profile of Mark Hopkins

SPACE LAW EXPLAINED

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