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30 Years in Space: a look at SpaceNews’ legacy
On July 20, 1989, the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush, stood on the steps of the National Air and Space Museum and announced his administration’s intent to return humans to the moon and eventually send crews to Mars. At about the same time Bush was announcing his Space Exploration Initiative, what was then known as the Times Journal Company was making plans for a new weekly newspaper that would cover the growing space field.
Welcome to the New SpaceNews.com
The motivation behind the redesign was simple, even if the project was anything but. First and foremost, we’ve set out to put our award-winning editorial content — news, opinion and a growing number of original videos — front and center.
SpaceNews 25th Anniversary | A March Through Time in Space
In leafing through some of the earliest editions of SpaceNews, it’s hard not to be struck by certain storylines that are still around today.
SpaceNews 25th Anniversary | Grand Launch Strategy Followed by Slow Burn
Added value. That was our ticket to success as we prepared for the launch of SpaceNews in the spring of 1988.
SpaceNews 25th Anniversary | ‘The Paper of Record’
SpaceNews has provided continuing coverage of the ups and downs of exploration proposals over the past quarter-century and acted as the “debate club” for the space community.
SpaceNews 25th Anniversary | Taking Off into Winds of Change
Sometimes a lot of hard work, perseverance, the right people and the right product can overcome even the worst timing.
SpaceNews 25th Anniversary | For Commercial Satellite Telecom, 25 Years Is a Lifetime
The growth of satellite telecommunications is the story of government research and development, and technology-demonstration missions, aided by the occasional military system, gradually giving rise to a commercial space business.
