SETI bioastro: FW: This Week in The Space Review - 2007 October 1

From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Tue Oct 09 2007 - 10:14:48 PDT

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    >From: jeff_at_thespacereview.com (Jeff Foust)
    >Reply-To: jeff_at_thespacereview.com
    >Subject: This Week in The Space Review - 2007 October 1
    >Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 08:00:21 -0600 (MDT)
    >

    >
    >Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:
    >
    >Our potential in space
    >---
    >Proponents of human space exploration often struggle to develop
    >compelling rationales for such missions. Frank Stratford explains
    >how the best reason for human spaceflight may be to unlock the vast
    >untapped potential of humanity.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/977/1
    >
    >Weaponization of space: who's to blame?
    >---
    >Some media accounts credit -- or blame -- the United States for
    >perceived plans to put weapons in space. Jim Oberg uses a recent
    >article as the latest evidence that space weaponization efforts by
    >the former Soviet Union are often overlooked.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/976/1
    >
    >Rebutting the regulatory myth
    >---
    >So just how heavy is the regulatory burden for commercial launch
    >companies? Joe Latrell takes issue with a recent article that
    >suggested that such companies have few regulatory issues to deal with.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/975/1
    >
    >Galileo: is the symbol stumbling?
    >---
    >As European officials try to develop a new financing package for the
    >Galileo satellite navigation system, the debate continues over the
    >true purpose of the project. Taylor Dinerman argues that political
    >visions are blinding some European officials to more practical
    >alternatives.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/974/1
    >
    >Review: Red Moon Rising
    >---
    >The 50th anniversary of Sputnik has provided a major opportunity for
    >publishers to release books about the historical event. Jeff Foust
    >reviews one book that looks at the origins of the Space Age with a
    >more geopolitical focus.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/973/1
    >
    >
    >If you missed it, here's what we published last week:
    >
    >Looking back versus looking ahead
    >---
    >The 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik is a natural occasion
    >to take measure of what we have -- and have not -- accomplished in
    >space. Jeff Foust describes how this is a more appropriate time to
    >start looking ahead.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/972/1
    >
    >Sputnik's blastoff: the terrifying view from the launch site
    >---
    >The launch of Sputnik was the first time a rocket had deliberately
    >flown a trajectory intended to place something in orbit. Jim Oberg
    >describes how, to the people witnessing the launch, that flight
    >actually looked frightening.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/971/1
    >
    >SpaceWar 2057
    >---
    >Sputnik opened up a whole new environment for the military to
    >exploit, but one that has been used to support combat rather than as
    >a battlefield itself. Dwayne Day explains why the slowing pace of
    >military space developments makes it unlikely we'll see revolutionary
    >changes in the military's use of space over the next half-century.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/970/1
    >
    >Sputnik in perspective: the totalitarian heritage
    >---
    >Sputnik was one of the most famous products of one of the worst
    >totaltarian regimes to exist in human history. Taylor Dinerman
    >examines why the Soviet Union, like Nazi Germany before it, was drawn
    >to rocketry.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/969/1
    >
    >The Exploration of, and Conquest of, the Moon!
    >---
    >Journeys to the Moon were on the minds of aerospace experts and the
    >public alike in the years prior to the launch of Sputnik. Ken Murphy
    >reviews two 1950s-era books that took very different approaches to
    >how humans might go to the Moon.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/968/1
    >
    >Space myths
    >---
    >Spaceflight is an expensive, high-tech endeavor that suffers from too
    >much government regulation, right? A lot of people might agree with
    >that sentiment, but Wayne Eleazer busts some enduring myths.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/967/1
    >
    >Miscalculations of Galileo: Europe's answer to GPS is floundering
    >---
    >Galileo has gone from the one serious competitor to the American GPS
    >satellite navigation system to one battling for its survival.
    >Timothy Barnes reviews the history of the European program and
    >problems it has encountered along the way.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/966/1
    >
    >Beyond the Outer Space Treaty
    >---
    >As the Outer Space Treaty turns 40, some people have criticized it as
    >a relic from the Cold War. Taylor Dinerman explains how the treaty,
    >like other international accords, don't reflect the state of space
    >today.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/965/1
    >
    >Titan of the world
    >---
    >A former Titan missile complex in Washington state is up for sale on
    >eBay, prompting some creative thinking about how it could be put to
    >use. Dwayne Day describes his preliminary plans for world domination.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/964/1
    >
    >Review: A Ball, A Dog, and A Monkey
    >---
    >Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik and the
    >beginning of the Space Age, and a number of books have been recently
    >published on the topic. Jeff Foust reviews one book that looks at
    >how people both famous and obscure played a role in the first year of
    >a new era.
    >http://www.thespacereview.com/article/963/1
    >
    >
    >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_at_thespacereview.com
    >
    >
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