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


Getting the rules right: LEO as an economic development region
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NASA has taken some steps to support the growth of the commercial space industry through measures like commercial cargo and crew development. Mary Lynne Dittmar examines what else governments can, and can't, do to further enhance the commercial development of low Earth orbit.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2600/1

Ugly little gem: The Teal Ruby satellite
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An experimental military satellite called Teal Ruby is now on display at a museum, a quarter-century after it was cancelled. Dwayne Day explores the troubled history of a satellite that at one time represented many of the worst attributes of the military space bureaucracy.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2599/1

Another wakeup call for the Cape Canaveral Spaceport
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Last month, SpaceX announced it would establish a commercial launch site in Texas that will support many of the commercial satellite launches it currently performs from Cape Canaveral. Edward Ellegood enumerates a series of concerns commercial entities have about launching from the Cape.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2598/1

Schedule slips raise alarms about NASA's exploration program
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NASA celebrated milestones in the development of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion last week, even as recent reviews and comments suggested those programs' schedules may be slipping. Jeff Foust reports on the potential delays facing SLS and Orion and how Congress may respond.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2597/1

Project Upward: hauling the NRO's GAMBIT to the Moon
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In the 1960s NASA and the intelligence community explored the potential use of reconnaissance satellite technology to help map potential Apollo landing sites on the Moon. Philip Horzempa reviews what we know about the program thanks to some recently declassified information.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2596/1


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


MOL's mysteries
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The declassification of some information about the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory program has answered some questions about that effort, but raised new ones. Dwayne Day looks at what we know about the companies involved in MOL from the declassified information.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2595/1

Reaching Mars: is it about great power status?
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Later this month, India's first Mars mission is scheduled to enter orbit around the Red Planet. Ajey Lele says missions like this might demonstrate that India is an emerging "great power" here on Earth.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2594/1

The startup-ification of commercial space
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As the commercial space industry evolves, many of its most entrepreneurial ventures are taking on different forms. Jeff Foust reports on how many space startups look increasingly like other Silicon Valley technology startups.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2593/1

How a few technical failures can spell success for SpaceX
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Last month, an experimental SpaceX vehicle was destroyed during a test flight at the company's Texas test site. R. D. Boozer explains why such failures should be expected in a development program that is successful in the long term.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2592/1

Review: Arms Control in Space
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While most people recognize the potentially disastrous effects of the use of weapons in space, efforts to ban such weapons through treaties and other agreements have made little progress. Jeff Foust reviews a book that examines the framework needed for the successful development of such accords.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2591/1


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Until next week,

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