The new issue of The Space Review begins with a report by Jeff Foust on the recent RAeS space tourism conference in London: Space tourism: a European perspective. Jeff also posts Photo Gallery: Spaceport America Groundbreaking.

Eric R. Hedman discusses the issues involved in the selection of a leader for NASA: Just who is qualified to lead? Tayler Dinerman reviews the Cold War forces that pushed the Space Age along: Apollo and America’s Cold War (part 1).

Dwayne Day reports on an early US Air Force project that sought to develop a reconnaissance spacecraft with pressurization and recoverability capabilities, which would have allowed it to become the basis of a manned vehicle: A sheep in wolf’s clothing: the Samos E-5 recoverable satellite (part 1). Dr. Day also profiles a group of early proponents of space technology within the US Air Force : Bill King and the Space Cadets.
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The schedule for The Space Show this week begins today with Jeffrey Roth talking about his documentary film, "The Wonder Of It All". On Friday, Maria Catalina discusses TATA - The Astronaut Teacher Alliance. On Sunday, psychologist and space artist Matt Colborn comes to the show. There is no Tuesday program this week.