Contents of Spaceflight Magazine Volume 1

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Title	Co-Authors	Page
Volume 1 Number 5	OCTOBER 1957
EDITORIAL		158
THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION An account of the I.A.F.. its history, activities and role in modern astronautics, by the President for 1956-57	L. R. Shepherd	159
BUILDING THE EARTH SATELLITE VEHICLE. A series of twelve photographs showing various stages and processes of the actual satellite vehicle to be launched during the Vanguard project		164
OBERTH-DOYEN OF SPACEFLIGHT TODAY The life and work of the man who is justly known as the "Father of Astronautics"	G. V. E. Thompson.	170
THE CRANFIELD SYMPOSIUM An account of the important symposium organized jointly by the British Interplanetary Society, the Royal Aeronautical Society and the College of Aeronautics, on July 18 to 20, 1957	S. W. Greenwood.	173
AMERICA'S SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE ARSENAL Information on this important aspect of rocket work, written by one of those who is actively concerned in it	Frederick I. Ordway and Ronald C. Wakeford	176
THE YOUNG ASTRONAUT'S LIBRARY Suggestions for books suitable for younger readers	W. E. Keswall	187
CORRESPONDENCE		188
SKY DIARY, October to December, 1957	Geoffrey Turner	191
REVIEWS		192
Volume 1 Number 6	JANUARY 1958
EDITORIAL		194
NOTICEOF THE SOCIETY		195
THE SPACE AGE IS HERE A description of the launching of Sputnik I, and its significance to scientific work in general	Maurice Allward	196
THE FIRST DAYS OF SPUTNIK I Reports of the work carried on during the days immediately following the launching of Russia's first space satellite	V. C. Reddish, Martin Ryle, a member of the Jodrell Bank research team. H. V. Griffiths and John Heywood	198
BLEEP!	"Ursus"	203
RUSSIA'S SECOND SATELLITE	K. W. Gatland	204
THE BARCELONA CONGRESS A personal account of the 1957 Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, held in Barcelona at the time of the launching of Sputnik I	A. E. Slater	206
WARSAW CONFERENCE ON ROCKET TECHNIQUE AND ASTRONAUTICS An account of the conference held at Warsaw, organized by the Polish Astronautical Society. written by one of those directly concerned	K. Zarankiewic	210
THE RAMJET IN ASTRONAUTICS What is a ramjet? Has it a place in astronautics?	S. W. Greenwood	211
CONDITIONS ON THE MOON WITH WHICH THE FIRST LANDING CREW WILL CONTEND What will it be like for the first travellers who reach the Moon? And what are the main difficulties which will face them?	Gilbert Fielder	216
RADIOACTIVE RECOVERY TECHNIQUE FOR MISSILES AND AIRCRAFT	F. Pollard	220
SKY DIARY What to look for in the sky, January to March 1958	A. E. Slater	223
REVIEWS		226
Volume 1 Number 8	JULY 1958
EDITORIAL		266
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES Amateur workers can do useful work in photographing the Earth Satellites. Here, M. J. Hendrie gives some practical advice as to how to go about it	M. J. Hendrie	267
WHITE SANDS An account of the most famous American rocket range, written by one who has worked there	Frank B. Pollard	275
SATURN Saturn, the Ringed Planet, is perhaps the most beautiful object in the sky. This article gives all the main facts about it, and is written byone of Britain's most active observers of the planet	H. N. D. Wright	278
"SPACEMAN OVERBOARD" Man is not naturally adapted to conditions in space, and many problems will have to be overcome. These problems are summed up and discussed byDr. Guignard, who is carrying out research in this field	J. C. Guignard	282
SPECULATIONS ON EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE Does life exist on other planets? If so, what will it be like?	S. S. Kind	288
COSMIC RADIATION AND ITS POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS Cosmic radiation has often been regarded as the worst hazard facing space-travellers. The problem is discussed here by Dr. Sandeman in a totally unbiased way	T. F. Sandeman	291
SKY DIARY: JULY TO SEPTEMBER, 1958 What to look for in the sky, July to September, 1958	A. E. Slater.	297
REVIEWS		299