Could the X Prize Cup help NASA develop a Lunar RLV?
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Last month NASA announced plans to work with the X Prize Foundation
on new prizes, including a lunar lander analog challenge. Taylor
Dinerman believes that this is the first step towards the development
of an RLV for the Moon.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/491/1

Exploiting the Moon and saving the Earth
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There have been many ideas put forward for returning humans to the
Moon, but none perhaps as big as saving the Earth. Jeff Foust
reports on one proposal to use privately-developed lunar resources to
combat global warming.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/490/1

The first launch crisis
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Many launch vehicles have stumbled over the years because they
required an all-up test of a relatively large launcher. Charles
Pooley describes an alternative approach modeled on the PC industry,
starting with much smaller rockets.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/489/1

Needed: a change of focus
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Debates about the utility of space exploration have almost always
focused on the scientific benefits. Hans Starlife argues that a
different approach, one that focuses on the growth of life beyond
Earth, is necessary for human spaceflight to win over the general
public.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/488/1

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

A piece of the last true man
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Neil Armstrong has maintained a low profile, at least relative to
some of his former colleagues, since the Apollo program. Dwayne Day
takes issue with a recent book review that subtly criticized
Armstrong, instead seeing Armstrong as a rare man of character.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/487/1

An interview with Sam Dinkin, CEO of SpaceShot
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Sam Dinkin is a regular columnist at The Space Review, but he is also
an entrepreneur starting a new space company. Rob Wilson turns the
tables on Dinkin, interviewing him about SpaceShot and his plans to
give away trips to space.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/486/1

Reviews: Looking back at Apollo
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NASA's plans to return to the Moon offer a new opportunity for
retrospection regarding the Apollo program and the astronauts who
first traveled to the Moon. Jeff Foust reviews a book and a PBS
documentary that take different looks on Apollo.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/485/1

Were the shuttle and ISS mistakes?
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NASA administrator Michael Griffin made waves a few weeks ago by
suggesting that the shuttle and station programs have been failures.
Eric Hedman examines this argument and sees lessons in them for the
Vision for Space Exploration.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/484/1

Giving future human space explorers the credit they're due
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People have long debated whether it is better to explore Mars with
humans or robots. Anthony Kendall makes the case for human
exploration, noting that the far higher efficiency of humans over
robots may make human exploration cheaper in the long run.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/483/1

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@thespacereview.com