The need for a space frontier

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American ingenuity is by far a result of the challenges of the western frontier. Now that the frontier has been conquered, US society is in danger of losing its adventurous spirit. Only the opening of a new frontier, outer space, can rekindle this waning spirit and catapult the US into the future.

Author: Zubrin, Robert
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1996
Social aspects, Astronautics and civilization

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NASA: between a rock and a hard place

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The discovery of a meteorite which suggests the existence of life on Mars has generated much excitement. This could lead to a reassessment of the US space program, which has been hobbled by funding difficulties in recent years.

Author: Dasch, Pat
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1996
Discovery and exploration, Outer space, Space exploration

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Life on Mars

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NASA's discovery of evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars has caught the public's imagination. The Clinton administration should use this momentum to realign the US space program.

Author: Zubrin, Robert
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1996

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