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View out the window of the new Tranquility module on the ISS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAQj78odXxk

How does the fall of Rome apply to Today?

http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/why-did-rome-fall%E2%80%94and-does-it-matter/

The good news mixed into the changes to NASA's plans

Also on the agenda is development of the technology for in-space fuel depots, a concept raised by the Augustine panel as a way to stretch launch capacity for travel beyond LEO.

With the constellation program dead, there won't be any people on the moon any time soon, but long term, in-orbit refueling is the key to economic intra-system space travel. This is good news.

Read about all the other changes here.