National Geographic USA - August 2017

AUGUST 2017 • VOL. 232 • NO. 2 • OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

On the Cover This composite image is of

the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant in the

Milky Way galaxy, as viewed by the Herschel

Space Observatory and the Hubble Space

Telescope. Photo by NASA, ESA

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EXPLORE

Stardust, star names, a solar probe, and more

Can money be made by going into space?

By Sam Howe Verhovek

Photographs by Vincent Fournier

62 | A MOON MUSEUM

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may be threatened. By Brad Scriber

66 | SPACE ODYSSEY

What does space smell like? Astronaut Scott

Kelly reveals that and more in this excerpt

from his upcoming memoir, Endurance.

I CONTENTS

76 | WARRIORS TO THE RESCUE

Kenyans shelter orphaned elephants.

82 | MESSIAH COMPLEX

Self-described saviors draw disciples.

94 | A PLACE TO GO

Outdoor defecation threatens health.

120 | BOLT FROM THE BLUE

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