The Clementine 2 and the single-stage-to-orbit battle

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Advocates of the space program were able to defend the expenses for producing and maintaining a fleet of rockets that would be used for lunar mapping surveys. The Clementine missions will be used to determine resources such as water that will be needed for colonizing the moon.

author: Hopkins, Mark
Space flight, Interplanetary voyages, Planetary mapping

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Victory victory victory victory victory victory

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The National Space Society's support of Lockheed Martin's X-33 program was instrumental in its selection as NASA's next-generation space vehicle. The campaign has helped to convince the Clinton administration to allocate funding for the program.

author: Hopkins, Mark
Column, X-33 (Space vehicle)

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Return to the Moon

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The National Space Society (NSS) has long contended that man should return to explore and colonize the Moon. The NSS's political activities aimed at advancing this goal are presented and discussed.

author: Hopkins, Mark
Political aspects, Space flight to the moon, Lunar flights

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subjects list: United States, Finance, Science and technology policy, Political activity, National Space Society
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