Space Exploration Annotated Bibs

Mann, Adam. "Why We Can't Send Humans to Mars Yet, and How We'll Fix That." WIRED UK. WIRED UK, 31 May 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2017.

Adam Mann is a WIRED reporter who writes about space, physics, and other science things. He has contributed to various organizations, such as Freelance, WIRED, Science Magazine, and the British Journal of Cancer. WIRED is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Founded in 1993, WIRED has tried for 14 years to bring the recent advancements in science to the public and enrich the understanding of the world around us.

LaFrance, Adrienne. "Water Is Flowing On Mars." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 28 Sept. 2015. Web. 29 Jan. 2017.

Adrienne LaFrance is a writer for The Atlantic with a focus on technology, information systems, media, science, internet culture, politics, etc. She has bylines in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Gawker, Quartz, The Awl, Slate, Medium, Fast Company, LadyBits, Honolulu Civil Beat, Nieman Journalism Lab, Digital First Media, and elsewhere. The Atlantic Monthly was founded in 1857 in Boston, Massachusetts until 2001 when it became The Atlantic and became based in Washington, D.C. in 2006. . It is a literary and cultural commentary magazine. The magazine has notably recognized and published new writers and poets, as well as encouraged major careers, and the magazine has also won more National Magazine Awards than any other monthly magazine.

Axe, David. "Who Will Protect Us From Space Pirates?" The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast Company, 15 Mar. 2016. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

David Axe is a reporter, graphic novelist, and author. He runs War is Boring, a collective of articles written by national security reporters. His most recent book is nonfiction and called Shadow Wars: Chasing Conflict in an Era of Peace. He also works for The Daily Beast as a reporter who writes of political events around the world, specifically those that deal with war. The Daily Beast is an award-winning, independent reporting organization that delivers articles from multiple perspectives on topics ranging from politics to pop-culture. The Daily Beast holds more than 20 million readers per month and is based in New York.

Levine,Howard G. Phd. The Influence of Microgravity on Plants. August 2010

Doctor Levine is the chief scientist charged with handling operations of Research aboard the US portion of the ISS (International Space Station). He is also in charge of all Life Science experiments in the Houston facilities and those that leave to space. Dr. Levine has had over 70 various articles about his work published. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA is an executive branch of the United States government that functions independently. NASA is responsible for the national space program as well as aerospace research.

Ross, Martin, PhD. "Rocket Soot Emissions and Climate Change." The Aerospace Corporation, 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

Dr. Ross works for The Aerospace Corporation, a company dealing with aerospace solutions, on studying the effects of spaceflight on the atmosphere and stratosphere. His specific field of study is that on the impact of rocket engine emissions on stratospheric ozone. Dr. Ross has an extensive work record and has developed solutions that help rockets fly greener.

Landau, Elizabeth. "Voyager 1 Becomes First Human-Made Object to Leave Solar System." CNN. Cable News Network, 2 Oct. 2013. Web. 03 Feb. 2017.

Elizabeth Landau is a freelance writer and communications specialist who is currently the media relations specialist for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She is a usual contributor to New Scientist and other publications. Before that, she was a writer/producer at CNN.com from 2008 to 2014. In 2011, she co-founded CNN Light Years, an online portal for CNN science coverage, and continues to edit and write content for it. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, and earned a Master's of Arts from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York. CNN is among the top word leaders in online news and information delivery, holding a highly respected news network and website. CNN.com features the latest multimedia technologies, from live video streaming to audio packages, and the website is continuously updated throughout the day.

Dubner, Stephen J. "Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum." Freakonomics., 11 Jan. 2008. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.

Freakonomics is both a podcast and a series of books written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. in 2009. The radio show is a product build off of the idea of the Freakonomics books which comes out every day discussing various topics. Steven D. Levitt received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard in 1989 and a Ph.D in MIT in 1994. He has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago since 1997. He has been named one of the 100 people who shaped our world by Time magazine, which is a very prestigious and well known company, in 2006 as well as has won the John Bates Clark medal in 2003 for being the most outstanding economist under the age of 40 in America. Stephen J. Dubner began as a writer at the mere age of 11 where he was published in Highlights for Children, a well- known educational magazine for children. He originated as a member of a rock band in Appalachian State University until being signed to Arista Records. He has taught English at Columbia in the meantime as well as received M.F.A. there. He has published several books and even been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker and Time . He is known as an award-winning author, journalist as well as a TV and radio personality.

Sample, Ian. "NASA Has Figured Out How the World Will End - And It's Totally Terrifying." Alternet. N.p., 22 Oct. 2015. Web. 29 Jan. 2017.

Ian Sample is science editor of the Guardian. Before joining the newspaper in 2003, he was a journalist at New Scientist and worked at the Institute of Physics as a journal editor. He has a PhD in biomedical materials from Queen Mary's, University of London. Ian also presents the Science Weekly podcast. AlterNet is a program of the Independent Media Institute (IMI), a nonprofit organization that empowers people with independent journalism, information, and media tools. IMI is dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent journalism, and to improving the public's access to independent information sources.

Bryner, Jeanna. "Long Shot: Planet Could Hit Earth in Distant Future." SPACE.com. SPACE.com, 10 June 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2017.

Jeanna Bryner is the managing editor of LiveScience (a scientific writing organization) and she has worked there for 11 years. Previously she was an assistant editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine. She has an English degree from Salisbury University, a Master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland, and a science journalism degree from New York University. Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation, and astronomy news by writing articles about humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier by using accessible and comprehensive coverage of the latest news and discoveries in exploring outer space. Space.com was founded in 1999 with Lou Dobbs and Sally Ride (the first American woman in space) serving as president, with Neil Armstrong (the first man to walk on the moon) on the board of directors. Since then, the organization has received the Online Journalism Award for Breaking News and has also received Webby Awards as an Honoree in the Science category in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Sciutto, Jim. "US Military Readies for Next Frontier: Space War." CNN. Cable News Network, 29 Nov. 2016. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

Jim Sciutto is CNN's chief national security correspondent based in Washington, D.C. He reports and provides analysis for CNN on all aspects of U.S. national security, including foreign policy, the military, and the intelligence community. He travels and reports from overseas, especially in high conflict zones such as the Middle East and Paris during the terrorist attacks. Before his work at CNN, Sciutto served as ABC News' senior foreign correspondent based in London, and later, Washington, D.C. He graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in Chinese history. CNN is among the top word leaders in online news and information delivery, holding a highly respected news network and website. CNN.com features the latest multimedia technologies, from live video streaming to audio packages, and the website is continuously updated throughout the day.

Billings, Lee. "War in Space May Be Closer Than Ever." Scientific American. N.p., 09 Aug. 2015. Web. 04 Feb. 2017.

Lee Billings is a scientific journalist who writes about the intersections of science, technology, and culture for Nature, Nautilus, New Scientist, Popular Mechanics, Scientific American, and many other publications. He has also written a series called 5 Billion Years of Solitude, which describes and follows the scientific quest for Earth-like planets in a chronological order. His article topics stay focused on outer space topics. Scientific American is is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein, have contributed articles in the past 170 years. It is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States.

Wall, Michael. "Now Is the Time to Colonize Mars, Elon Musk Says." Space.com. SPACE.com, 16 Dec. 2015. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

Michael Wall is a senior writer reporting on Mars exploration, exoplanet discoveries, astrophysics, and space technology for Space.com. Prior to joining Space.com, Wall was a science writer for the Idaho National Laboratory and interned with Wired.com, The Salinas Californian newspaper, and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Wall has worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist, and he has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation, and astronomy news by writing articles about humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier by using accessible and comprehensive coverage of the latest news and discoveries in exploring outer space. Space.com was founded in 1999 with Lou Dobbs and Sally Ride (the first American woman in space) serving as president, with Neil Armstrong (the first man to walk on the moon) on the board of directors. Since then, the organization has received the Online Journalism Award for Breaking News and has also received Webby Awards as an Honoree in the Science category in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

"Space Colonization Basics." NASA Ames Space Settlement Program. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a government organization for the United States of America. Their vision is to reach new heights and reveal the unknown of outer space for the benefit of human kind. Most space exploration events have been through NASA, with the exception of private industries, as NASA has large access to the top scientists throughout the world.

"Bones in Space." NASA. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 18 Aug. 2004. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a government organization for the United States of America. Their vision is to reach new heights and reveal the unknown of outer space for the benefit of humankind. Most space exploration events have been through NASA, with the exception of private industries, as NASA has large access to the top scientists throughout the world.

"Risk and Exploration." NASA. Ed. Jim Wilson. NASA - National Aeronautical and Space Association, 14 Oct. 2004. Web. 04 Feb. 2017.

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a government organization for the United States of America. Their vision is to reach new heights and reveal the unknown of outer space for the benefit of humankind. Most space exploration events have been through NASA, with the exception of private industries, as NASA has large access to the top scientists throughout the world.

"Space Shuttle Columbia." NASA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 31 Jan. 2005. Web. 27 Jan. 2017.

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a government organization for the United States of America. Their vision is to reach new heights and reveal the unknown of outer space for the benefit of humankind. Most space exploration events have been through NASA, with the exception of private industries, as NASA has large access to the top scientists throughout the world.

Livingston, David. "Is Space Exploration worth the Cost?" The Space Review. Space News, 21 Jan. 2008. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

On the Space Review various topics related to space are discussed which focuses on specific topics and issues regarding space. It's purpose is to make aware the readers what is currently happening in space and bring to light the unknown of space exploration. The website's sponsor, Space News is a well known multimedia company who has been around since 1989 publishing newspapers every week regarding the space industry. The author of this specific article, David Livingston is the host of a radio talk show called The Space Show in which space commerce and exploration are discussed. David has received an MBA as well as a Doctorate of Business Administration from the Golden Gate University. His radio show has been referred to by NBC news as well as Fox news, two well known news stations. Due to his experience working with space and discussing it, Livingston is a reliable source to be discussing if space exploration is truly worth it.

Simberg, Rand. "Property Rights in Space." The New Atlantis. The New Atlantis, 2012. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.

Rand Simberg is an aerospace engineer and a consultant in space commercialization, space tourism and Internet security. He has attended the University of Michigan and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science as well as a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a concentration in Astronautical Engineering. He has also received a Masters of Science degree in Technical Management from the West Coast University. Rand has been a project manager and a technical supervisor in space systems in NASA and the Department of Defense for over 35 years. He is also a published writer, one of the books he has written being Safe Is Not an Option: Overcoming the Futile Obsession with 'Getting Everyone Back Alive' That Is Killing Our Expansion into Space which was published in 2013. Rand has written several articles for The New Atlantis as well as The National Review. Though he has vast experience in Aeronautical Engineering and space systems he seems to have a problem with how NASA works and the fact that we are working with the other countries in the space industries, thus leading to some bias in his article.

Setlow, Richard B. "The Hazards of Space Travel." EMBO Reports. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 4 Nov. 2003. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

Richard B. Setlow (1921-2015) was a biophysicist who worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He was famous internationally for his research on DNA damage and repair. Setlow arrived at Brookhaven in 1974 and was best known for his work on the effects of ultraviolet light. He went to Swarthmore College and later graduated from Yale University where he studied physics and achieved a Ph.D. and later became the Associate Director for Life Sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory, eventually retiring in order to focus more on his research. The U.S. National Library of Medicine is the world's largest biomedical library that has been a center of information and innovation since its founding in 1836. NLM supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology.

RidingWithRobots.org, Bill Dunford of. "Here On Earth." Here on Earth. Web. 12 Feb. 2017.

Series of web pages that form part of another space-related project called Riding with Robots on the High Frontier put together by Bill Dunford, a social media / science writer for the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and photographer. The intent of the website is to dispel the misconception that space exploration takes away resources from other more critical budget priorities and that it does not produce anything of practical use for society. The intent being to inspire others to support basic research.

"Interplanetary Contamination and Extraterrestrial Life." Space Safety Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

Space Safety Magazine is a publication co published by the International Association for Advancement of Space Safety and the International Space Safety Foundation. Both organizations are well respected and are concerned with the safety of persons in space and the habitat it provides .

Dick, Steven J. "Risk and Exploration." NASA. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 14 Oct. 2004. Web. 29 Jan. 2017.

Steven J. Dick was the head chair of astrobiology at NASA. He has written many books and articles and, during his time at NASA, he was awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, the NASA Group Achievement Award for his role in NASA's multidisciplinary program in astrobiology, the NASA Group Achievement Award for the book America in Space, and the 2006 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society. He also spent a considerable amount of time as the head of the Historical Astronomy Department at NASA. NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a government organization for the United States of America. Their vision is to reach new heights and reveal the unknown of outer space for the benefit of humankind. Most space exploration events have been through NASA, with the exception of private industries, as NASA has large access to the top scientists throughout the world.

Malik, Tariq. "NASA Grieves Over Canceled Program." NBCNews.com. NBCUniversal News Group, 2 Feb. 2010. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

Tariq Malik has been the managing editor for Space.com since 2009, covering space news and science for 13 years. He is a full-time spaceflight reporter covering human spaceflight, exploration, astronomy, and the night sky. He has presented space stories on CNN, Fox News, NPR, NBC, and others. He holds journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. NBC News is a collective of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse, accurate, and visually engaging stories.

"Ansari XPRIZE." Ansari XPRIZE. Web. 12 Feb. 2017.

The "Ansari XPRIZE." was a $10 million competition organized by the X Prize Foundation and funded by the Ansari family. The primary purpose of the award was to promote the development of the type of technology needed to shepherd in a new area of space travel. The prize challenged teams from around the world to build a reliable, reusable, privately financed, manned spaceship capable of carrying three people to 100 kilometers above the Earth's surface twice within two weeks. The prize was awarded in 2004 to SpaceShipOne, an aircraft built by famed aerospace designer Burt Rutan. All the competitors are continuing to further refine the technology entered into the contest. The XPrize was founded in 1995. It is a leading nonprofit organization solving the world's Grand Challenges by creating and managing large-scale, high-profile, incentivized prize competitions that stimulate investment in research and development worth far more than the prize itself. The organization motivates and inspires brilliant innovators from all disciplines to leverage their intellectual and financial capital for the benefit of humanity in five principal areas: Learning, Global Development, Energy & Environment, Life Sciences, and Exploration (Ocean and Deep Space).

Aerospace.org. "A Brief History of Space Exploration." The Aerospace Corporation. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2017.

The Aerospace Corporation is an organization whose vision is to provide engineering solutions to the nation's most complex challenges, specifically in aeronautical and mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, chemistry engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, general engineering, and computer science. They employ 3,500 people, 70% of which are scientists and technical specialists, where they work on research projects and help to explain the world around us.

"A Brief History of Space Exploration." The Aerospace Corporation. Web. 12 Feb. 2017.

The Aerospace Corporation operates a research and development center for the United States Air Force, where they provide engineering and acquisition management support and technical analyses and assessments. This corporation works to address any possible technical challenges associated with the space systems and work to remediate and prevent them. In other words, the Aerospace Corporation works to try and eliminate any possible risks and costs for space systems and make them as efficient as possible. Seeing as they have been around since 1960, around the time where space exploration first began, and are working to make it as efficient as possible, they serve as a good source of the timeline of important milestones of space exploration.

Griffin, Michael. "The Real Reasons We Explore Space." Air & Space Magazine. Web. 12 Feb. 2017.

The Air & Space Magazine is a bimonthly magazine published by the National Air and Space Museum in existence since 1986. The museum is a part of the Smithsonian Institution. Articles in the magazine involve topics related to aviation, space travel, and space-related physics. The articles are intended to provide historical background information pertaining both the people behind the invention and use of hardware in every era of aviation and space exploration that form part of the Museum collection. Michael Griffin, the author of the article, is an American physicist and aerospace engineer. He served as Administrator of NASA from 2005 to 2008 and oversaw such areas as the future of human spaceflight, the fate of the Hubble telescope and NASA's role in understanding climate change. Griffin has held several high-profile political appointments. In 2007 he was included in the TIME 100, the magazine's list of the 100 most influential people.

Logsdon, John M. "Space Exploration." Encyclopaedia Britannica., 8 Apr. 2016. Web. 12 Feb. 2017.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica is an online source of credible information whose main purpose is to promote knowledge and learning. The team of writers and people working on the online encyclopedia include people who specialize in a vast range of fields, including teachers and instructional designers who help make the information found on the website formatted in such a way which makes understanding it easy as well as experienced technologists and editors to make the website as easy to access as possible. The original encyclopedia was founded in 1768, making it over 200 years old, but has only been put into digital form in 1981. The entries are updated daily and made sure to be kept up to date by the large team of people working on the site. John M. Logsdon, one of the many authors which are published in this encyclopedia, is both the founder and director of the Space Policy Institute at the George Washington University. He has been a member of both the Columbia Accident Investigation Board as well as the NASA Advisory Council, both of which look further into NASA's affairs and how space exploration can be made more efficient and safer. He has also served as a faculty member of the International Space University, first chair in Space History at the National Air and Space Museum as well as the Charles A. Lindbergh in Aerospace History. His vast experience in space leads to him being considered a good authority on space policy by the New York Times, the Washington Post and several television networks as well as credible enough to define such an issue as he has been in so many positions dealing in the field.

Esa. "Clean Space - ESA's Response to Environmental Challenges." European Space Agency. ESA, 25 Sept. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

The European Space Agency is an organization not run exclusively by one country dedicated to the exploration of space. 22 states are members of the ESA and is headquartered in Paris. ESA is one of the only space programs successful in launching persons to space.

Esa. "Partner Sought to Assess Environmental Impacts of Satellite Construction." European Space Agency. ESA, 10 Jan. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

The European Space Agency is an organization not run exclusively by one country dedicated to the exploration of space. 22 states are members of the ESA and is headquartered in Paris. ESA is one of the only space programs successful in launching persons to space.

Praetorius, Dean. "Air Conditioning The Military Costs More Than NASA's Entire Budget." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Web. 12 Feb. 2017.

The Huffington Post is an American online news aggregator and blog that has both localized and international editions. The site offers original content and covers broad arrangement of subjects such as politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news. Dean Praetorius is currently a Senior Editor at The Huffington Post, overseeing both the site's social media endeavors as well as a team of editors responsible for creating viral content and covering breaking news. A Boston College graduate and Long Island native, Dean has worked with a number of influential media outlets through the years, including ABC News, Vh1, and the now defunct New York Sun.

"HANDLING SAMPLES FROM THE MOON." NASA. NASA, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA is an executive branch of the United States government that functions independently. NASA is responsible for the national space program as well as aerospace research.

Environmental Assessment for Launch of NASA Routine Payloads. Tech. Washington DC.: NASA, 2011. Print.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA is an executive branch of the United States government that functions independently. NASA is responsible for the national space program as well as aerospace research.

Environmental Impact Statement for the Space Shuttle Program. Tech. Washington DC.: NASA, 1967. Print

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA is an executive branch of the United States government that functions independently. NASA is responsible for the national space program as well as aerospace research.

"New Report Addresses Limiting Interplanetary Contamination During Human Missions." NASA. Ed. Erin Mahoney. NASA, 2 Nov. 2016. Web. 20 Jan. 2017.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA is an executive branch of the United States government that functions independently. NASA is responsible for the national space program as well as aerospace research. Erin Mahoney is an editor at NASA. All facts and figures from the article are from sources not directly linked to Mahoney.

NSS. "Orbital Space Settlements." Orbital Space Settlements. NSS - National Space Society, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

The National Space Society is an independent, non-profit organization that is dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring, or interplanetary, species. It was originally founded as the National Space Institute (1974) and the L5 Society (1975), soon merging to form the NSS in 1987. The NSS is usually referred to as the average citizen's voice on space and on space issues, a voice that is rarely heard within larger, governmental organizations. The NSS mission is "to promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and prosperous future for humanity".

FROM INTERSTATE TO INTERSTELLAR COMMERCE: INCORPORATING THE PRIVATE SECTOR INTO INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE LAW Temple Law Review. University Beasley School of Law. Web. 18 Jan. 2017.

The Temple Law Review is a student-edited journal which was created in 1972 which was created to provide a forum in which students could express their findings and opinions on various legal issues or trends which they are studying. This journal is funded by the Temple University Beasley School of Law, a University which was created in 1895 and is known as a very prestigious school. The Beasley School of Law has ranked 50th best law school in the United States as well as 2nd in trial advocacy in a ranking done by the U.S. News & World Report. Seeing as the Temple Law Review is run by such a prestigious university, it can be seen that it is a reliable source as scholars currently studying the issues they write about post the articles. There does not seem to be any bias in this particular article as the author is mainly stating factual evidence of what laws are currently in place regarding to space and the use of its resources.

"Space Law Treaties and Principles." United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2017.

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) works to promote international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of space, and in the utilisation of space science and technology for sustainable economic and social development. The Office assists any United Nations Member States to establish legal and regulatory frameworks to govern space activities and strengthens the capacity of developing countries to use space science technology and applications for development by helping to integrate space capabilities into national development programmes.

"Five myths about NASA." The Washington Post, Eric Sterner. July 1, 2011.

The Washington Post is a daily newspaper which was created in 1877, known as the world's oldest newspaper which is still in existence. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in Washington D.C. which comes out daily but is also posted online for worldwide access.The newspaper has won 47 Pulitzer, 6 of them in one year, the second-highest amount awarded to a newspaper in one year. The current owner of this newspaper is Jeff Bezos, otherwise known as the owner of Amazon.com, as well as one of the major investors in a competition to build a reusable vehicle to traverse space. Due to him being an investor in such a competition, Bezos could use the Washington Post to both enhance NASA's image and promote the extension of privatization of space activities, which would benefit him as his group could benefit from having less regulations which would make their work easier (ie; safety of machines, where they can take off, how they are taxed). The author of this article, Eric Sterner, National Security/Aerospace Expert is a who has spent most of his career working at the intersection of technological change and national security. In particular, he has analyzed how the proliferation of advanced military capabilities and weapons of mass destruction and the information revolution affect U.S. national security interests around the world. He has had the opportunity to work on public policy issues in these areas as a senior Congressional staffer, at the Department of Defense, NASA, and in the private sector. He is currently consulting on these topics for a range of clients, helping policymakers understand specific issues, such as the acquisition of counterspace capabilities by other countries or the applicability of traditional national security concepts to cyberspace, and helping the private sector understand the policymaking process and how to approach government officials, either as customers or regulators.

"Benefits Stemming from Space Exploration." NASA. International Space Exploration Coordination Group, Sept. 2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.

This article was written by the International Space Exploration Coordination Group, a mechanism where various agencies can exchange information regarding space exploration in the effort of strengthening any existing programs which deal with exploring outer space. This group was developed by 14 space agencies from various nations around the world (including NASA) in order to advance space exploration. The fact that this group was created in order to further space exploration might lead to a bias that space exploration is worth it and that there are enough benefits to exploring space since it is composed of multiple agencies who specialize in space and study how to improve the technologies which allow them to do so.

Harris, William, and Jacob Silverman. "Are We Not the Only Earth Out There?" HowStuffWorks Science. HowStuffWorks, n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2017.

William Harris is a freelance writer based in the Philadelphia area. He holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from Virginia Tech and a master's degree in Science Education from Florida State University. He talk middle school science for 7 years until he switched to writing nonfiction articles and fiction stories. Jacob Silverman holds a B.A. in English and creative writing from Emory University, where he also studied Russian and history. HowStuffWorks is an award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations of how the world actually works, that began in 1998. HowStuffWorks has won 23 Webby Awards, 16 W3 awards, 2 Interactive Media awards, and various others from Scientific American, the Washington Post, Popular Science, and TIME Magazine.

Harwood, William. "Astronaut Fatalities." Spaceflight Now | STS-114 Shuttle Report. N.p., 23 May 2005. Web. 04 Feb. 2017.

William Harwood writes articles about space travel and space flight for Spaceflight Now. He mainly writes articles about recent events in terms of rockets. Spaceflight Now is an organization that posts articles about rockets, spaceflight, and space exploration, as well as keep a record of all launch dates for rockets and all the ones that are scheduled. They also keep a record of fatalities and accidents that have happened during space travel.