Space Review is an open-access online magazine that publishes in depth articles, essays commentary and reviews about all aspects of space exploration. Jeff Foust founded the magazine in February 2003. The publication is published every week with a focus space science, technology policy, and business.
Space review's most popular articles are those that cover space exploration policy and history, as well as recent developments in space. This week, space review focuses on stories about the past, present and future of human spaceflight.
This week's cover story in The Magazine examines space life science research. Although it is a critical part of today's International Space Station program, it took a long time for this to be developed. 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 detailing the path to becoming a spaceman reveals that there are many people involved, including women and people from different backgrounds. It also examines some of their challenges in becoming NASA astronauts.
Another way to look at the evolution of space exploration is in the form of space art and photography. Jeff Foust reviews this book which includes images of galaxies & planets.
There's a lot of talk about the importance of space art and photography in capturing the beauty of space, but it's not always clear what the role is in space exploration. In this space review, Jeff Foust explores what is being done to make those spaces more visible to the public.
As the US government begins to move away from nuclear weapons, it is developing a new policy on space. It will prohibit destructive direct-ascent antisatellite testing. Cassandra Steer reveals to Breaking Defense that, despite the ban on destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite tests, the United States is still trying to find ways of protecting its space assets.
The CIA was worried when astronauts captured photos of a Nevada secretive facility on their last Skylab mission. Dwayne Day looks at what the agency did to respond to that incident.
Although the United States and other countries are working to prevent spaceflight being used as a weapon, the military use of space remains a major concern for governments, companies, and the rest of the world. Many experts believe that spaceflight is the "original sin" and need to be protected as an international resource.
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 examines some of the potential consequences for this sector.
Although it may seem unlikely that space furniture could be bought, the idea of selling used equipment and accessories to space users could prove to be a huge win for both the environment and the consumers. Chan Park, the founder of Oliver Space compares it to the used car market where customers are encouraged and encouraged to buy preowned cars and maintain them for their environmental and financial benefit.