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IEEE Spectrum June 2011 James Oberg	12 Space Shuttle Missions That Weren't A look at some of the gutsier (and goofier) proposed space shuttle missions
Chemistry World May 25, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Mars is the planet that never grew up Scientists in the US have analysed isotopes in meteorites that resemble Martian geology and have discovered that the planet stopped growing while its solar system siblings carried on developing.
IndustryWeek May 18, 2011	The Saturn V Rocket and Supply Chain Innovation The creation of the Saturn V Rocket - the greatest machine ever built - required not just technical prowess but radical supply chain innovation.
National Defense June 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Could Benefit From Interplanetary WiFi New Internet protocols designed to link the planets could help troops communicate and exchange data in Earth-bound environments where connectivity is weak.
IEEE Spectrum May 2011 James Oberg	The Scientist as Space Tourist Private rockets like SpaceShipTwo will offer space-based science on the cheap.
Fast Company May 1, 2011 Stephanie Schomer	A Starry Night on Sark Island Ready, set, jet: the gadgets and gizmos to get you from door to destination, and the travel fiends behind them.
Chemistry World April 6, 2011 Mike Brown	Mars chemistry reveals how red planet cooled The chemistry of volcanic rock on Mars offers a picture of the thermal history of the planet, according to scientists in France. The findings could provide a reference point for the evolution of other planets, they say.
IEEE Spectrum April 2011 William Sweet	Civility of Climate Fixing the Sky is about the history of weather modification schemes, while Merchants of Doubt mainly concerns missile defense, acid rain, ozone depletion, and secondhand tobacco smoke.
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson	It's Not All Bad News When It Comes to the Health of the U.S. Space Industrial Base The health and welfare of the companies that produce spacecraft, payloads, rockets and ground stations for everyone from NASA to intelligence agencies has been the source of much hand-wringing during the past few years.
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson	Desert Airport Becomes Home to New Breed of Space Entrepreneurs While there has been much consternation about the erosion of the space-industrial base in the United States, the facility shows that the field still attracts entrepreneurs who are enthralled by the glamour and challenge of space travel.
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