In the Space Review this week….
Dwayne Day describes how some advocates have pinned their hopes for humanity’s future in space on specific technologies or ideologies.
Taylor Dinerman looks at the UK’s plans for a space agency.
Frank Stratford argues that exploring Mars is all about preserving, and challenging, humanity.
Jeff Foust reviews Jeffrey Manber’s new book, “Selling Peace,” about the opening of the Russian space program.
A photo gallery of SpaceShipTwo’s rollout in Mojave.

From JeffreyManber.com and the http://www.SellingPeace.com/ website:
“The book discusses the boycott organized by NASA to prevent MirCorp’s success and the drama behind the world’s only commercial manned expedition that sent two men to the Mir space station for over two months, with no government funding.
It is a tale of strong characters. Readers are given a front-row seat on the decade-long clash between the Russian chief Yuri Semenov and NASA’s Dan Goldin, a paradoxical battle that saw the Russians embracing American open markets and NASA clinging to the Cold War model for space exploration.” http://www.SellingPeace.com/