Space Review is a free online magazine that publishes in-depth articles, essays, commentary and reviews on all aspects of space exploration. Jeff Foust edited the publication, which was launched in February 2003. Each week, it publishes a new issue with a focus of space science and technology.
Space review's most popular articles are those that cover space exploration policy and history, as well as recent developments in space. Space Review focuses this week on stories about the future, present, and past of human spaceflight.
This week's magazine cover story focuses on space life sciences research. It is an important part of the International Space Station Program today, and one that has taken a long time. The article also looks at how Japan, a major partner in the ISS program, is gearing up to cooperate on lunar exploration through the Artemis project.
The journey to space is long and challenging for many space travelers. A book on the path to becoming an Astronaut reveals a diversity of people, including women. The book also discusses some of these challenges that they faced as they tried to become astronauts at NASA.
The evolution of space exploration can also be seen through the lens of space art and space photography. Jeff Foust reviews the book, which features photographs of galaxies or planets as artworks.
While there is much talk about space photography and space art, it's not clear what their role in space exploration. Jeff Foust examines the current state of space exploration and explains what is being done.
As the US government begins to move away from nuclear weapons, it is developing a new policy on space. It will ban destructive anti-satellite direct-ascent tests. Cassandra Steer, however, tells Breaking Defense that despite the ban, the United States continues to work to protect its space assets.
When astronauts took photos of a Nevada secretive base while on their last Skylab mission, the CIA was alarmed. Dwayne Day looks at what the agency did to respond to that incident.
While the United States, along with other nations, are trying to avoid spaceflight as a weapon of mass destruction, it remains a concern for governments and private companies around the globe. Many experts claim that spaceflight's "original sin", which is used to militaryly exploit it, is why they emphasize the need for international protection.
Two small developers of launch vehicles suffered huge failures last week, which highlighted the financial problems and technical issues that can plague the sector. Francis Castanos discusses the possible consequences for this sector.
While space furniture might sound odd, the idea to sell used space equipment could be a huge win for the environment. Chan Park, founder of Oliver Space, compares it with the used-car marketplace. Customers are encouraged to purchase pre-owned cars and maintain them to save money and the environment.