The Space Review this week
The new issue of [The Space Review][1] begins with Andrew LePage telling the interesting story of the first attempts by the Soviets to launch probes to Mars: [_The beginnings of planetary exploration_][2].
Jeff Foust reviews efforts by the Obama administration to reform the export control system, which has stymied growth in US space industry exports, and points to pessimism that hurdles in Congress can be overcome: [_A fading opportunity for export control reform?_][3].
Lee Valentine and Doug Messier present the background to the upcoming [Space Studies Institute Conference on Space Manufacturing and Space Settlement][4], which will take place at NASA Ames on October 30-31, and preview highlights on the meeting agenda: [_Reviving the SSI Space Manufacturing Conference_][5]
[1]: http://www.TheSpaceReview.com [2]: http://thespacereview.com/article/1709/1 [3]: http://thespacereview.com/article/1708/1 [4]: http://ssi.org/2010-conference-space-manufacturing-14/ [5]: http://thespacereview.com/article/1707/1