Book Review: Space Forces
Category: Nonfiction? Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space Author: Fred Scharmen
June 10, 2022
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A Meditation By Dale Skran Image: Polaris Dawn crew courtesy SpaceX. On February 11th, 2022 Elon Musk gave his long-awaited Starship update, and for some
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