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Vol. 4, No. 20, December 4, 2009: Creating Interest in North Carolina, New Zealand Rocket, Projects’ Progress
Vol. 4, No. 11, July 16, 2009: Falcon 1 Marks Second Success in a Row, New Space in the UK and Europe
Vol. 3, No. 23, December 12, 2008: Defying the Economic Tide, Blue Origin, Orbital Outfitters, DC Turmoil
Vol. 3, No. 18, September 26, 2008: Spaceports' Status, Falcon 1 Flight 4 and Congress, The Demo that Doesn't
Vol. 3, No. 4, February 21, 2008: New or Adapted for New Space?, COTS (Re)-Selection, VA Legislation
Vol. 2, No. 24, September 21, 2007: Hidden Precedent for the Google Lunar X-Prize, Spaceport Politics
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-- Volume 5: 2010 --
Vol. 5, No. 11, July 17, 2010: Lunar X-Prize Changes, Congress to NASA: Dive into Muck
Vol. 5, No. 10, June 25, 2010: Private Competence Shown, Public Policy Battles
Vol. 5, No. 9, June 4, 2010 (short): First Falcon 9 Flight Makes Orbit!
Vol. 5, No. 8, June 1, 2010: Preparing for Falcon 9, Fights in NASA, Masten Milestone
Vol. 5, No. 7, May 17, 2010: New Innovation Opportunities; Illusions and Advances
Vol. 5, No. 6, April 30, 2010: Space Access 2010 and The Right R&D Imperative
Vol. 5, No. 5, April 5, 2010: Rocket Racing League News, Refueling Test, Entrepreneurship Threat?
Vol. 5, No. 4, March 22, 2010: XCOR Partnership, GLXP, Falcon 9 and Added COTS Funding
Vol. 5, No. 3, March 8, 2010: Challenges, Paths and the Space Reformation
Vol. 5, No. 2, February 5, 2010: Revolutionary Proposals vs. Congressional Interests
Vol. 5, No. 1, January 12, 2010: Progress and Perspective at Mojave Spaceport as 2010 Begins
-- Volume 4: 2009 --
Vol. 4, No. 21, December 17, 2009: SPECIAL: Agreement May Kick-Start XCOR Lynx Operations and Production
Vol. 4, No. 20, December 4, 2009: Creating Interest in North Carolina, New Zealand Rocket, Projects' Progress
Vol. 4, No. 19, November 24, 2009: "NACA for Space," Project "M" and the GLXP, CCDev Update
Vol. 4, No. 18, November 6, 2009: Lunar X-Prize Status, XCOR's "Truth," Lunar Lander Challenge Completed
Vol. 4, No. 17, October 19, 2009: Masten and a Stronger Foundation, GLXP, ITAR, Bureaucratic Entanglements, Virgin's Satellite Launch
Vol. 4, No. 16, September 28, 2009: Armadillo Meets Challenge Level 2, Lunar Water and the X-Prize, NASA's Identity Crisis?
Vol. 4, No. 15, September 4, 2009: Hyperbaric Pressure Suit and SKYLON, 'CCDev' Seeds, XCOR Anniversary & Milestones
Vol. 4, No. 14, August 21, 2009: Special Report: Excalibur-Almaz - A Talk with Art Dula and Commercial Orbital Human Spaceflight
Vol. 4, No. 13, August 7, 2009: Big Investment in Virgin Galactic, NASA Ames: A 'New Space' Center, Propellant Depots in NASA's Future?
Vol. 4, No. 12, July 24, 2009 (free): "The Lurio Report" Wins the 2009 Space Frontier Foundation Award for NewSpace Journalism!
Vol. 4, No. 11, July 16, 2009: Falcon 1 Marks Second Success in a Row, New Space in the UK and Europe
Vol. 4, No. 10, June 21, 2009: New Space Funding and SBA, Spaceport Groundbreaking, NASA, DC & COTS
Vol. 4, No. 9, June 2, 2009 (short): SPECIAL: Greason on Human Spaceflight Committee, His Comments
Vol. 4, No. 8, May 28, 2009: Vehicle Development, Suborbital Research Workshops & Obstructions, Spaceport
Vol. 4, No. 7, May 5, 2009: Commodity Jurisdiction Ruling, Teachers in Space, Policies, Meetings
Vol. 4, No. 6, April 20, 2009: Falcon Hold, Space Access '09, Suborbital Research, Las Cruces Aerospace
Vol. 4, No. 5, March 27, 2009: The 8th Continent Project, Next Falcon 1, Suborbitals, Lunar Greenhouse
Vol. 4, No. 4, March 13, 2009: FAA Commercial Space Conference, New Space in NASA, Masten Progress
Vol. 4, No. 3, February 24, 2009: FAA/AST Workshop, Help COTS-D, Older Fliers, Virgin Launcher, SA '09
Vol. 4, No. 2, February 1, 2009: Sweden and Florida Issues, 'StarPort' and New Space, SpaceX and Reliability
Vol. 4, No. 1, January 19, 2009: Institutional Relations, India in Space, Protests and Policies
-- Volume 3: 2008 --
Vol. 3, No. 24, December 28, 2008: Abundant Year-End Milestones Mark the Progress of New Space
Vol. 3, No. 23, December 12, 2008: Defying the Economic Tide, Blue Origin, Orbital Outfitters, DC Turmoil
Vol. 3, No. 22, November 20, 2008: Politics and New Space, Lander Challenge Won, XCOR Press Conference
Vol. 3, No. 21, November 2, 2008: SpaceX & XCOR Visits, Meeting a Legend, Space Investment Summit 5
Vol. 3, No. 20, October 10, 2008: After the SpaceX Flight, SpaceHab Comments & News, XCOR Records
Vol. 3, No. 19, September 28, 2008 (short): FALCON 1 MAKES ORBIT
Vol. 3, No. 18, September 26, 2008: Spaceports' Status, Falcon 1 Flight 4 and Congress, The Demo that Doesn't
Vol. 3, No. 17, August 31, 2008: SpaceX, Russia, COTS / Armadillo / XCOR Statements / Suborbital Science
Vol. 3, No. 16, August 3, 2008: Congress to Boost Human COTS?, Summit on CATS, Falcon's Hard Luck
Vol. 3, No. 15, July 31, 2008: Virgin, XCOR and SpaceX: A New Space "Triple Play"?/Lynx Tickets
Vol. 3, No. 14, July 16, 2008: Rocket Racing Status, Teams & Motivations. Meetings, Suborbital Transport
Vol. 3, No. 13, June 30, 2008: Hidden Progress Hints, Commercial 'Cultures,' Accident Issues
Vol. 3, No. 12, June 16, 2008: Space Investment Summit 4, Space Adventures Breakthrough?, Subscriptions
Vol. 3, No. 11, May 23, 2008: Rocketplane Situation, The 'New Space' Marathon
Vol. 3, No. 10, May 14, 2008: Florida Space Developments, Personnel Movements, More NASA Resistance
Vol. 3, No. 9, April 28, 2008: Space Access '08, NM Spaceport, Rocket Racing, COTS - Not for People?
Vol. 3, No. 8, April 22, 2008 (short): Special: Sierra County NM Votes Strongly for Spaceport
Vol. 3, No. 7, April 11, 2008: XCOR's 'Lynx'-Path Toward Orbit, Rocket Racing, Griffin:No Added COTS
Vol. 3, No. 6, March 20, 2008: Big XCOR Announcement Soon, Bigelow Fights ITAR, More COTS Support?
Vol. 3, No. 5, March 5, 2008: 'Space Access' News, SpaceHab's Situation, SpaceX's Costing Credibility
Vol. 3, No. 4, February 21, 2008: New or Adapted for New Space?, COTS (Re)-Selection, VA Legislation
Vol. 3, No. 3, February 5, 2008: Virgin Galactic Design Path, Bigelow Launchers, New COTS, ITAR Moves
Vol. 3, No. 2, January 17, 2008: Cracks in the 'ITAR' Iceberg, FAA/AST Director Leaving
Vol. 3, No. 1, January 4, 2008: 'New Space' Turbulence: The Expectable and The Particular
-- Volume 2: May - December 2007 --
Vol. 2, No. 30, December 19, 2007: Space Investment Summit 3, Spaceport Financing, NASA Admissions
Vol. 2, No. 29, December 3, 2007: 'Blue Origin' Hints, Bigelow Moves, Executive Summit
Vol. 2, No. 28, November 20, 2007: Space Angels Network, Items From the ISPS, Changing Political Axioms
Vol. 2, No. 27, November 6, 2007: New Mexico Events, Bigelow Offer, Reliable Rocketry
Vol. 2, No. 26, October 19, 2007: COMSTAC & Safety Standards, COTS Reopened, SpaceX Milestones
Vol. 2, No. 25, October 5, 2007: 'New Space' Supply Networks, New Mexico Space Events
Vol. 2, No. 24, September 21, 2007: Hidden Precedent for the Google Lunar X-Prize, Spaceport Politics
Vol. 2, No. 23, September 13, 2007 (short): Google Lunar X-Prize - Well Done!
Vol. 2, No. 22, September 12, 2007: NASA 'Notice' to RpK re COTS, New X-Prize Hints
Vol. 2, No. 21, September 8, 2007: New Space X-Prize? New 50th Anniversary Question
Vol. 2, No. 20, August 24, 2007: XCOR in "Inc." Top 500, Rocketplane-Kistler and "The Industry Mosaic"
Vol. 2, No. 19, August 11, 2007: Erratum re Scaled Fund, COTS Phase 2, "Rockets Good Enough"
Vol. 2, No. 18, August 2, 2007: Mojave & Families' Fund, RpK Financing, More "NewSpace 2007"
Vol. 2, No. 17, July 28, 2007 (short): Statement by Members of Personal Spaceflight Federation
Vol. 2, No. 16, July 27, 2007: Mojave Accident, ISS use, NewSpace 2007
Vol. 2, No. 15, July 26, 2007 (short): Alert: Deaths at Mojave Test Site
Vol. 2, No. 14, July 17, 2007: Rocketplane Responds, Commercial Military Spaceplane Day at NewSpace 2007
Vol. 2, No. 13, July 11, 2007: Message From Rick Homans, More "Flight School," "NewSpace 2007"
Vol. 2, No. 12, June 28, 2007: "Flight School" Report, Genesis II Launch, Armadillo
Vol. 2, No. 11, June 19, 2007 (short): SpaceX Report, Space Commerce Factors
Vol. 2, No. 10, June 15, 2007: European Suborbital, Exploration Rumblings
(Previous to this issue, no Volume and Number were applied; here they are applied post-facto. Neither was the title, "The Lurio Report" used.)
[Vol. 2, No. 9,] June 8, 2007: 'New Space' Funding, The 'CAM' and COTS
[Vol. 2, No. 8,] June 8, 2007 (short): "Boston Harbor Angels" Invests in XCOR - A 'New Space' Breakthrough
[Vol. 2, No. 7,] June 1, 2007: Launch sites, Hardware tests, Private Space Funding
[Vol. 2, No. 6,] May 29, 2007 (short note about newsletter only): Friday's Note, These Updates
[Vol. 2, No. 5,] May 25, 2007: Updates, "Space Show", COMSTAC Report
[Vol. 2, No. 4,] May 18, 2007: Bigelow Delay, COMSTAC, Masten Progress
[Vol. 2, No. 3,] May 13, 2007 (short): News Notes & Space Venture Finance Press Release
[Vol. 2, No. 2,] May 11, 2007: Business Perspectives, Politics and New Space
[Vol. 2, No. 1,] May 3, 2007: Updates, COTS and 'Gradualism'
-- Volume 1: All Dates Prior to May 2007 --
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