<p>Moon Express <a href="http://spacenews.com/moon-express-wins-u-s-government-approval-for-lunar-lander-mission/">gained government approval</a> for their upcoming mission to win the Google Lunar X Prize. And I go on a rant about artificial gravity and <a href="http://mainenginecutoff.com/blog/2016/08/gerstenmaier-shrugs-off-ag">how NASA shrugs it off</a> as unnecessary.</p>
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<li><a href="http://spacenews.com/moon-express-wins-u-s-government-approval-for-lunar-lander-mission/">Moon Express wins U.S. government approval for lunar lander mission - SpaceNews.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/08/nasa-progress-deep-space-habitat-development/">NASA exploration focuses on Deep Space Hab systems and crew health | NASASpaceFlight.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mainenginecutoff.com/blog/2016/08/gerstenmaier-shrugs-off-ag">Gerstenmaier Shrugs Off Artificial Gravity - Main Engine Cut Off</a></li>
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T+17: NextSTEP Habitat Prototypes, and the Zombie Centaur

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