"This edition of The Reference Shelf examines the evolving issues of space science and technology, providing periodical articles that provide perspective of America's past, present, and future in the realm of space exploration. Issues examined include the debate over military space development from Star Wars to the Space Force, the future of NASA, and the growth and possible future of the private space tourism industry."-- From Amazon.

1.Visions of space -- Space for sale -- Super fast travel using outer space could be $20 billion market, disrupting airlines, UBS predicts / Michael Sheetz, CNBC, March 18, 2019 -- Moon 2069 : lunar tourism and deep space launches a century on from Apollo? / Monica Grady, The conversation, July 31, 2019 -- Soon, hundreds of tourists will go to space: what should we call them? / Eric Berger, Ars technica, March 4, 2019 -- Space tourism could have big impact on climate / David Chiga, New scientist, October 26, 2010 -- Space tourism's rubbery rockets may spur climate change / Dave Moser, Wired, October 29, 2010 -- China plans a solar power play in space that NASA abandoned decades ago / Eric Rosenbaum and Donovan Russ, CNBC, March 17, 2019 -- 2019 is the year that space tourism finally becomes a reality : no, really / Jonathan O'Callaghan, Wired UK, January 24, 2019 -- Space solar power : limitless clean energy from space / National Space Society, March 15, 2014 (book review) -- 2. The military in space -- In defense of space -- The moon's role in the new U.S. Space Force / Paul D. Spudis, Air & space, August 17, 2018 -- Trump's Space Force gets the final frontier all wrong / Peter Juul, Foreign policy, March 20, 2019 -- A handshake in space changed US-Russia relations : how long will it last? / Monica Grady, The conversation, July 17, 2015 -- The U.S. military has been in space from the beginning / Jason Daley, The Smithsonian, June 19, 2018 -- Space Force or Space Corps? / Kaitlyn Johnson, Center for Strategic & International Studies, June 27, 2019 -- Renewed space rivalry between nations ignores a tradition of cooperation / Scott Shackelford, The conversation, January 10, 2019 -- Trump's Space Force isn't the only military space program : here's what China and Russia are up to / Kyle Mizokami, Jalopnik, February 25, 2019 -- 3. Legacy of the space race -- Past and future missions -- Apollo was NASA's biggest win- but its legacy is holding the agency back / Loren Grush, The verge, July 16, 2019 -- Many people still believe the moon landing was fake : but who's profiting? / Rebecca Jennings, Vax, June 24, 2019 -- Q&A : shuttle astronaut Mike Massimino on the legacy of Apollo 11 / Jennifer Leman, Scientific American, July 19, 2019 -- "A thrill ran through me" : your memories of the Apollo 11 moon landing / Matthew Holmes and Guardian Readers, The guardian, July 19, 2019 -- The mission that changed everything / Robin McKie, The guardian, November 29, 2008 -- Apollo 13 : lessons from the successful failure / Geoff Loftus, Forbes, April 3, 2013 -- 4. NASA and the International Space Station -- Space futures -- What's next for NASA? / Brian Dunbar, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, January 31, 2019 -- What space stations will look like in 2030 / Joe Pappalardo, Popular mechanics, June 20, 2019 -- As NASA aims for the moon, an aging space station faces an uncertain future / Neil GreenfieldBoyce, NPR, July 7, 2019 -- How Americans see the future of space exploration, 50 years after the first moon landing / Courtney Johnson, Pew Research Center, July 17, 2019 -- NASA seeks to break the "tyranny of launch" with in-space manufacturing / Eric Berger, Ars technica, July 29, 2019 -- NASA chooses Saturn's moon Titan as its next destination / Mary Beth Griggs, The verge, June 27, 2019 -- With opportunity lost, NASA confronts the tenuous future of Mars exploration / John Wenz, Smithsonian, February 20. 2019 -- 5. Space in popular culture -- Aliens, movies, and fiction -- Donald Trump's Space Force plans analysed by a sci-fi expert / Paul March-Russell, The conversation, August 16, 2018 -- The science of Star Trek / David Allen Batchelor, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, July 20, 2016 -- Would aliens look like us? / Jonathan Loses, NPR, October 4, 2007 -- More than 1 million people have RSVP'd to "Storm Area 51" in the name of memes / Allegra Frank, Vox, July 15, 2019 -- Audacious & outrageous: space elevators / Steve Price, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, September 7, 2000.