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IEEE Spectrum August 2005 Anatoly Zak	Europe to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle Russian space officials confirmed that the European Space Agency will partner with them to build a new reusable orbiter dubbed Kiper. The agreement will give Russia new flexibility as the U.S. and Russia separately plan long-term space efforts.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Anatoly Zak	Russians Propose a New Space Shuttle Late last year, Russia's S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia revealed detailed plans for a next-generation, reusable space orbiter, dubbed the Kliper. But will it fly?
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 James Oberg	Copying NASA's Mistakes The Soviet version of the U.S. space shuttle was an engineering marvel but a total waste.
Wired December 2001 Evan Ratliff	Blastnost! The once proud Soviet missile fleet has set its sights on the deep-discount launch business...
Popular Mechanics April 1, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Jules Verne Shuttle Replacement Is Giant Leap for A.I: First Look A look of the first of seven probable Automated Transfer Vehicles built to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.
Popular Mechanics November 20, 2008 Andrew Moseman	For 10th Anniversary, 10 Headaches and Near-Mishaps on the International Space Station It's not the fault of any single mishap, but today is the space station's 10th birthday and it's still not fully assembled.
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.
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 James Oberg	Could China Get to Mars First? Maybe -- if it adopts a less top-down approach
Wired April 2001 Alex Markels	The Next Wave Ships from Norway, rockets from Russia, techspertise from Seattle. Together, they slingshot satellites off a floating platform on the equator - and set the stage for a new kind of company, built on international brainpower...
Popular Mechanics March 4, 2009 Michael Belfiore	International Space Dominance: 7 Nations Launching the Next Space Race Here is a look at the capabilities of the top -- and most-talked-about -- space-faring nations in what may be a new world order. The race is on for space dominance.
Popular Mechanics February 2, 2010 Tom Jones	Launching NASA on a Path to Nowhere: Analysis The president released his FY 2011 budget Monday, and his policy for NASA's human spaceflight program sets the nation on a course to second-class status in space.
Popular Mechanics April 2009 Michael Belfiore	7 International Spacecraft that Could Replace NASA's Shuttle NASA's Orion won't be ready until at least 2015, but the current space shuttle is due to retire next year. Meet the seven international spacecraft from the world's space fleet that could inherit the job of ferrying supplies into space.
IEEE Spectrum May 2008 James Oberg	Internal NASA Documents Give Clues to Scary Soyuz Return Flight Engineers are attempting to reconstruct the 19 April Soyuz descent from the ISS.
Popular Mechanics September 2007 David Noland	The 'New Space' Race: Handicapping the Billionaire Rocketeers Fueled by interest in space tourism, as well as NASA contracts to replace the shuttle in 2010, the private "New Space" industry is finally looking like the real thing.
IEEE Spectrum October 2007 James Oberg	Space Station: Internal NASA Reports Explain Origins of June Computer Crisis A mistake like that on the way to Mars would be fatal.
Wired December 2001 Richard Martin	From Russia, With 1 Million Pounds of Thrust Why the workhorse RD-180 may be the future of US rocketry...
Popular Mechanics August 2008	Soyuz Spacecraft Re-Entry Mishaps Force Fix: What Went Wrong As Russian and American space officials scramble for answers about the rockets that will soon be filling in for the space shuttle, cosmonauts will upgrade finicky modules this week.
Popular Mechanics July 29, 2008 Rand Simberg	The Uncertain Future of the International Space Station: Analysis The International Space Station isn't scheduled to be completed for two more years, but a growing chorus of engineers and executives is already brainstorming about what to do with the ISS after its life span ends in 2015.
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011	Cost in Space NASA is encouraging U.S. companies to create vessels capable of transporting cargo on the 'final frontier.'
Fast Company Daniel Terdiman	Dream Job Alert! NASA Puts Out Call For New Astronauts NASA today put out a call for new astronauts, including those who might support a future manned mission to Mars.
Wired April 2005 Christopher S. Stewart	Psst - Wanna Buy a Slightly Used Soviet Space Suit? Thanks to the Internet, specifically eBay, the market for Russian space memorabilia is booming.
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Anatoly Zak	A Russian Return to a Martian Moon Russia hopes to reignite its deep-space program with a mission to Phobos
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 James Oberg	Russians Close In on Cause of Soyuz Landing Anomaly Clues could come from a space walk next week
IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Saswato R. Das	Remembering Sputnik: Sir Arthur C. Clarke Although he is more revered for his role as an author, Clarke has well deserved the title of futurist for his groundbreaking thinking on space exploration. Here's an interview.
IEEE Spectrum June 2009	The Amazing Orbiting Garriotts In 1973, Owen Garriott made electrical engineering history as the first EE astronaut to travel into space, spending 60 days aboard Skylab, the U.S. -- run space station.
Popular Mechanics August 2009 Aldrin & Noland	Buzz Aldrin to NASA: U.S. Space Policy Is on the Wrong Track This May, the Obama administration announced it would appoint an independent council of aerospace experts to review NASA's human spaceflight objectives.
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 Anatoly Zak	Russia to Delay Martian Moon Mission Two-year setback seen as a blow to Russian space program's world standing
InternetNews December 26, 2007	Russia's Rival GPS System Nears Completion Russia successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a navigation system to rival America's GPS.
Popular Mechanics February 13, 2009 Glenn H. Reynolds	The Law of Space Collisions: International Rule Above the Earth When two satellites collided on Wednesday, the first step was to assess the effect on the International Space Station. Now, the question is who pays for damages in space?
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007 John McHale	`Fly me to the moon...' and the Space Station, too Designers of Orion, the next manned space vehicle from NASA that will service the International Space Station and return man to the moon, are using open-architecture designs for the avionics and crew cockpit.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Jason Bush	A Renaissance For Russian Science Student enrollments are up, and multinationals are chasing grads. However, without an influx of qualified teachers, Russian science may be living on borrowed time.
Chemistry World July 2009 Ned Stafford	Hoisting the solar sail Flying through space by catching sunlight on ultra-thin sails could revolutionize space travel - and the idea could soon take off.
Scientific American October 2007	Racing past the Moon Today competition matters less than conquering space.
Geotimes December 2005	Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space...
Chemistry World June 20, 2012 Eugene Gerden	Shake-up for Russian universities and research Russian university students could lose much of the financial support they currently enjoy under planned reforms
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 James C. Lyke	U.S. Air Force's Plug-and-Play Satellites Satellite design doesn't have to be rocket science
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 James Oberg	Russians Prepare to Go to Mars Without Leaving the Ground In a battered brick warehouse in southeastern Moscow, scientists are preparing to confine a team of volunteers to a simulated Mars-bound spacecraft for more than a year. The simulation is really like a classic exercise in reliability engineering.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 John Rhea	Money for space Space exploration is becoming politically fashionable again, and advanced technology firms would be well advised to get on board while the getting is good.
IEEE Spectrum January 2012 James Oberg	Private Spaceflight: Up, Up, and Away This year, commercial spaceflight will really take off
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 John McHale	The Moon, Mars and beyond... The Space Shuttle program is due to be replaced by the Crew Exploration Vehicle.
Popular Mechanics July 2007 Carl Hoffman	China's Space Threat: How Missiles Could Target U.S. Satellites The Chinese have successfully destroyed an old weather satellite in space, prompting other countries to respond.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008	CCD Imaging Sensors From e2v Equip Unmanned Spacecraft Headed for International Space Station The sensors will help determine the spacecrafts orientation and aid in docking.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale	Manned Space Missions, International Space Station, Get Increases in 2008 NASA Budget Request Officials at NASA are looking for increased funding for the International Space Station, manned space systems and other programs that fulfill President Bush's goal of reaching the Moon by the end of the decade.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008	CCD imaging sensors from e2v equip unmanned spacecraft headed for International Space Station Eads Sodern spacecraft engineers in France, needed image sensors for the European Space Agency's Jules Verne automated transfer vehicle spacecraft destined for the international space station.
Popular Mechanics July 2009 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	Collision Course: The Need for Better Space Junk Regulations Space is getting crowded, and the problem urgently needs attention from all spacefaring nations, lest we find ourselves earthbound under a shroud of orbiting trash.
Popular Mechanics June 2, 2008 Glenn Reynolds	VC Cash in Tow, Space Tourist Biz Moves Beyond Early Adopters An analysis of the influx of money into suborbital flight and what that could mean for your vacation to the moon.
InternetNews October 27, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Silicon Valley Goes Into Orbit Got a few extra million just burning a hole in your pocket? A number of Silicon Valley pioneers are spending their spare change for a ticket into space.
Popular Mechanics May 30, 2008 Glenn Reynolds	Is China's Space Program Armed for Apollo 2.0? Live @ ISDC 2008 China's out-of-this-world interests are nothing new as they're currently on their eleventh five-year plan. What's even clearer is that the Chinese have ambitious future plans for space.
National Defense July 2011 Stew Magnuson	Air Force Embraces Small Satellites As Budget Outlook Grows Dim With the federal budget expected to shrink in the coming years, Air Force officials are already looking at ways to maintain the capabilities they must deliver to the armed services.
National Defense November 2012 Eric Beidel	Spacecraft, Free-Falling Satellites Perform 'Delicate Dance' The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with researchers around the world -- including high schoolers -- to solve the problem of synchronizing the movements of tumbling objects in space.