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By Rod Pyle - 41
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By Bruce Friedman - 47
PAINTING THE FUTURE
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By Melissa Silva - 54
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2024
Captain Kirk, Lieutenant Ortegas, and Real Astronauts
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From the Editor:
A REMINDER FOR US ALL: 55 YEARS SINCE APOLLO 11
By Rod Pyle - 9
From the NSS CEO:
SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT, AND STRAIGHT ON UNTIL MORNING
By Karlton Johnson - 11
From the NSS COO:
ALEXA, OPEN THE POD BAY DOOR: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF SPACE SETTLEMENT
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NASA’s Discovery Program: The First 20 Years of Competitive Planetary Exploration
By Susan Niebur with David W. Brown
Reviewed by Casey Suire - An Unlikely Astronaut
by Susan Kilrain with Francis French
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