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| JANUARY 1994
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| OUR NEXT 50 YEARS IN SPACE What might be and what should be by R.P. Haviland.
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| THE SPACE STATION AND BEYOND Small and simple space stations are advocated by Mark Hempsell.
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| THE 44th IAF CONGRESS Report on the 1993 Congress of the International Astronautical Federation by Mark Hempsell.
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| MISSION CONTROL IN 2023 Advances in computer methods and future spacecraft control by D.E.B. Wilkins.
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| ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK Hubble Space Telescope: its past, present and future work.
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| HUBBLE REPAIR MISSION: STS-61 Astronauts at work on this internationally-backed mission.
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| SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCES 2: STS-58 Roelof Schuiling reports from the Kennedy Space Center on the STS-58 mission.
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| SOCIETY NEWS Report of meeting: European Rocketry in the 1930s.
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| MAKS: AN UPDATE MAKS's development schedule and commercial prospects by Luc van der Abeelen. STILL FLYING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS NASA's drop aircraft is 40 years old: a commemorative review by Curtis Peebles.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 260 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings.
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| Space at JPL Dr William L. McLaughlin writes from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| 'FIND THE SPACECRAFT' COMPETITION An opportunity to win one of four autographed copies of Arthur C. Clarke's biography.
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| SCHOOL FOR SPACE WINS BIS ENDORSEMENT The programme of the Brunel School for Space Education is reviewed by Jim Potter.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| Book Notices of books likely to be of interest to readers are described.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 2
| FEBRUARY 1994
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| Space Policy.
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| INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROJECT A review of recent moves in setting up a major international project.
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| SPACE STATION CONGRESSIONAL HEARING Nicholas L. Johnson puts the issues of Russian participation to a Congressional hearing.
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| GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON SPACE The different views of space enthusiasts and politicians are analysed by Roger Handberg. Astronauts In Action.
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| PIERRE THUOT SPEAKS ABOUT ASTRONAUTS 'ON THE JOB' Ben Evans interviews a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions.
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| PRE-LAUNCH PREPARATIONS FOR STS-61 Endeavour is switched from Launch Pad 39A to 39B. A report by Roelof L. Schuiling.
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| DICK COVEY HAS PLENTY TO SMILE ABOUT ! Astronauts return home after successful Hubble refurbishment Mission.
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| I MEET THE SECOND MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON Buzz Aldrin talks about Apollo 11 at BIS 60th Anniversary Banquet. Tony Lawton reports.
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| EUROPEAN MANNED SPACE PROGRAMMES - CREW ARRANGEMENTS Europe's programme for manned spaceflight is described by D.J. Shapland and F. Rossitto.
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| JUNO KUDOS IGNITES A BRIGHT SPARK Helen Sharman OBE talks about her work to Darren L. Burnham.
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| SPACE CENTER HOUSTON The new visitor centre at the Johnson Space Center is described by Keith T. Wilson.
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| RESCUE AND RETURN OF ASTRONAUTS The Outer Space Treaty and The Astronauts Agreement are reviewed by Jeffrey S. Bronstein. Features.
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| PEGASUS LAUNCH VEHICLE Features of Orbital Sciences Corporation's new aircraft are revealed by Curtis Peebles.
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| SHUTTLE II An upgraded Shuttle offers the least expensive next generation launcher urges Don A. Nelson. News & Events.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 261 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Space news from around the World. Space Miscellany
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| CORRESPONDENCE A selection of readers' letters.
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| 'CREW SCHEDULE' COMPETITION Books are the prizes for this month's competition winners.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 3
| MARCH 1994
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| Space Partners.
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| RUSSIAN FLIES AS STS-60 CREWMEMBER The launch of Discovery on 3 February 1994 marks the start of a new era.
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| RUSSIAN ROLE IN AUSTRALIAN SPACEPORT PROPOSALS Moves to construct a Pacific spaceport in Papua, New Guinea are underway writes Isaac G. Boxx. SPACE DEBRIS COLLABORATIONS Understanding the problem of space debris is now an international concern. Nicholas L. Johnson sends details.
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| EUROPEAN ASTRONAUTS FOR MIR Plans for the upcoming EUROMIR missions are reviewed by ESA staff members.
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| EXTERNAL SERVICING OF SPACE STATIONS Two.ESA projects that are proceeding with Russian cooperation are described. Cosmonautics.
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| ALMAZ: A DIAMOND OUT OF DARKNESS Neville Kidger has details of the Soviet military space station programme.
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| NEW FACTS ABOUT SOVIET SPACE STATIONS A recently published historical account is reviewed by Dr H. Pauw.
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| SOVIET LUNAR LANDING PROGRAMME Lunar lander hardware is presented in closeup by Luc van den Abeelen.
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| SOVIET ROCKET PROBLEMS Dr H. Pauw cites an engine explosion of 1965-66 and other problems from a recent publication. Features.
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| HUBBLE TROUBLE IS OVER First images from the repaired telescope exceed expectations.
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| SATELLITE TETHERS UNWIND AS SECONDARY PAYLOADS IN 1993 Recent NASA experiments have flown as low-cost secondary payloads writes Joel W. Powell.
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| LAST BUT NOT LEAST: TRIP TO PLUTO, Part 1 Pluto science objectives and spacecraft features are discussed by Robert L. Staehle et al. News & Events.
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| STS-61: MISSION REPORT A report by Roelof Schuiling of the Hubble Repair Mission.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| ASTRONAUT NEWS Including announcements of astronaut assignments.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 262 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings. Space Miscellany.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| 'CRATERED BODIES' COMPETITION Books are the prizes for this month's competition winners.
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| THE ASTRONAUTS MEMORIAL A description of this notable feature at the Kennedy Space Center by Howard Michael Mason.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 4
| APRIL 1994
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| Space Education.
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| EDUCATION IN SPACE APPLICATIONS The work of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs is described by P. Lela.
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| INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY Hajime Yano and June Morland report on the 1993 Summer Session and its two Design Projects.
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| SPACE EDUCATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION The scope of the work of the IAF Education Committee by Fabiola de Oliviera.
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| SAREX - SHUTTLE AMATEUR RADIO EXPERIMENT Frank Bell writes about amateur radio contacts with the space shuttle.
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| LAUNCHING ROCKETS IN AUSTRALIA Development of the Ausroc rocket series and ASRI objectives are detailed by Isaac Boxx.
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| A PIECE OF SPACE FLIGHT HISTORY Ian Broadbent takes a look at the Apollo 10 Command Module at the London Science Museum.
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| SATELLITE IMAGING AND REMOTE SENSING Activities at The Royal Grammar School, Guildford are described by Frank Bell.
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| 'THE ORBITAL MECHANICS' John Hodges and Trevor Proston devise a set of space education projects for schools. Features.
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| THE FUTURE OF SPACE ACTIVITES Jack Leeming analyses the factors that will justify future space expenditures.
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| NORMA - A SPACE TRANSPORATION SYSTEM FOR THE NEXT CENTURY Russian proposals for a reusable launch vehicle. Luc van der Abeelen has the details.
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| LAST BUT NOT LEAST: TRIP TO PLUTO, Part 2 Trajectories to Pluto and Spacecraft Development are discussed by Robert L. Staehle et al. News & Events.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 263 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| STS-60: MISSION REPORT A report by Roelof Schuiling from the Kennedy Space Center.
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| ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK Including Supernova 1987A, Space Probe Diary and Jupiter's July 1994 comet impact.
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| Space Miscellany.
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| Book Notices of books likely to be of interest to readers are described.
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| 'APOLLO QUOTES' COMPETITION Videos are the prizes for this month's competition winners.
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| SOCIETY NEWS From the British Interplanetary Society.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 5
| MAY 1994
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| Space Station News.
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| SHUTTLE TO MIR Atlantis and Discovery are to dock with Mir in 1995-97. Anne van den Berg has the details.
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| INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Russia on the partnership and NASA reveals its plans for the new programme.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT Neville Cooper describes activities at Mir during the 14th main expedition.
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| RUSSIAN MANNED SPACE FLIGHTS, 1994-95 Anne van der Berg presents the latest schedule from Russian sources. Space Music.
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| SHOOTING RUBBER BANDS AT THE STARS Darren L. Burnham takes a look at the influence of the 'space age' on pop and rock music.
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| Shooting Rubber Banda at the Stars- DISCOGRAPHY A listing of space music singles and album tracks compiled by Darren L Burnham. 'SPACE MUSIC' COMPETITION An opportunity to win an autographed copy of Arthur C. Clarke's biography. Features.
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| SPACE RADAR LABORATORY A next generation imaging radar and STS-59 payload is described by Michael A. Crowe.
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| DEEP INTO THAT DARKNESS PEERING, Part 1 Outer Solar System Bodies are discussed by Richard L. S. Taylor. News & Events.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Space news from around the World.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 264 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings.
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| BAIKONUR COSMODROME High level discussions try to resolve Russia's use of this facility in Kazakhstan.
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| FIRST TITAN IV/CENTAUR LAUNCH PUTS MILSTAR INTO ORBIT Roger G. Guillemette highlights Milstar's special features following its first launch.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations. Space Miscellany.
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| Book Notices of books likely to be of interest to readers are described.
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| COMPUTER SOFTWARE 'Mars Explorer' from Virtual Reality Laboratories Inc.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 6
| JUNE 1994
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| Space Education.
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| SPACE: FROM IMAGINATION TO REALITY WITH THE BIS Exhibits and lectures about space were part of the nationwide 'SET7' celebrations.
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| ROCKET PROPULSION: PART 1 Basic principles of conventional systems of rocket propulsion are explained.
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| EURO SPACE CENTER An account of this unique educational leisure centre, located in Belgium, by Theo Pirard.
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| SL9 IN VIRTUAL SPACE July's comet impact with Jupiter in 3-D photo-realistic computer graphics by Julian Baum. Feature.
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| Space at JPL Dr William L. McLaughlin writes from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. News & Events.
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| EUROPEAN RENDEZVOUS News items from the European space scene.
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| COSMONAUTICS UPDATE Latest reports about the Russian space programme.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Space news from around the world.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| STS-62: MISSION REPORT A report by Roelof Schuiling from the Kennedy Space Center.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 265 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings.
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| ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK Including asteroid discoveries, a giant galaxy, dark matter and Space Probe Diary. Space Miscellany.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| 'FIND THE SPACE TRAVELLERS' COMPETITION Videos are the prizes for this month's competition winners.
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| SOCIETY NEWS From the British Interplanetary Society.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 7
| JULY 1994
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| To mark the 25th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, Spaceflight presents: TO THE MOON.
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| KENNEDY, APOLLO AND THE COLUMBUS FACTOR Events that shaped space policy in the Apollo era are analysed by Lawrence Suid.
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| NEIL ARMSTRONG: HIS NASA CAREER IN PICTURES Ed Hengeveld presents a pictorial commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing.
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| INTERNATIONAL SPACE ENTERPRISES Plans for a series of privately financed robotic missions to the Moon by Michael Simon.
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| CLEMENTINE MAPS THE MOON New results emerge about the surface of the Moon as lunar data analysis gets underway. Single-Stage Technology.
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| SINGLE-STAGE ROCKET VTOL DC-X flight tests and related implications for sub-orbital and orbital transportation.
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| OPENING UP THE SPACE FRONTIER FOR HUMANITY Kistler Aerospace Corporation has plans for reusable, single-stage-to-orbit rocketships. Features.
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| DEEP INTO THAT DARKNESS PEERING, Part 2 The origin of the outer Solar System is discussed by Richard L.S. Taylor.
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| MEETING COSMONAUT GEORGI GRECHKO George Spiteri and Tony Bird put questions to a veteran cosmonaut. News & Events.
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| ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK Including Jupiter comet impact and Hubble observations.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Space news from around the world.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 266 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings. Space Miscellany.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| 'APOLLO MISSIONS' COMPETITION Books are the prizes for this month's competition winners.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 8
| AUGUST 1994
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| Space Education.
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| SPACEWALK IN NOORDWIJK A look at the largest permanent space exhibition in Europe.
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| ROCKET PROPULSION, Part 2 Three systems of rocket propulsion involving advanced technology are explained. Soviet Policy & Technology.
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| LEONOV'S WAY TO SPACE The airlock that enabled the Soviets to carry out the first EVA by Dietrich Haeseler.
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| SOVIET ORBITAL SPACE STATION-1 DESIGNED IN 1965 Early work on space station design in the USSR is investigated by Charles P. Vick.
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| SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMME, Part 1 Organisational structure in the 1940s -1950s is reviewed by Asif A. Siddiqi. Features.
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| MOON ADDED TO EURO SPACE AGENDA ESA's initiative for a 21st century Moon programme.
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| INTERNATIONAL LUNAR WORKSHOP Bob Parkinson reports on discussions about a return to the Moon.
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| IN-SPACE LIDAR A Shuttle payload due to fly for the first time in September is described by Ben Evans.
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| GOES-8 Roger G. Guillemette emphasises the importance of this launch for US weather-forecasting. News & Events.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations, including Oersted, Denmark's first satellite, by J.K. Andersen.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Space news from around the world.
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| STS-59: MISSION REPORT A report by Roelof Schuiling from the Kennedy Space Center.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 267 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings. Space Miscellany.
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| Book Notices of books likely to be of interest to readers are described.
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| 'SPACE LAUNCHERS' COMPETITION Books are the prizes for this month's competition winners.
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| SOCIETY NEWS From the British Interplanetary Society.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 9
| SEPTEMBER 1994
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| UK Space Policy.
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| FUTURE AS A SPACE NATION UNDER THREAT Clive Simpson reports on implications of proposals to cut the UK space budget.
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| UK's EUROPEAN SPACE ROLE House of Commons' debate calls for review of UK space policy. Soviet Policy and Technology.
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| SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMME, Part 2 Organisational structure in the 1960s is reviewed by Asif A. Siddiqi.
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| ENERGOMASH REVEALS 'F-1' CLASS ROCKET ENGINE Charles P. Vick has details of an early high-thrust single-chamber rocket engine. Astronaut News.
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| ESA ASTRONAUTS FOR MIR Preparing for the EUROMIR flights of October 1994 and August 1995.
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| SCIENTISTS CHOSEN AS USML-2 PAYLOAD SPECIALISTS NASA announce assignments for this longest Shuttle mission writes Rolf H. Schoevaart. Features.
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| IN REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST Ian Moule talks with veteran astronauts Alan Shepard and Joe Allen.
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| IN PRAISE OF ISU By Jason P. Hatton who attended the 1993 International Space University.
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| MEETING ESA ASTRONAUT CLAUDE NICOLLIER Mark Hempsell hears at first hand about the Hubble servicing mission STS-61.
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| FASTER, CHEAPER CLEMENTINE The background, technology and implications of the Clementine mission by Darren L. Burnham.
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| SECOND ASTRO-SPAS MISSION Ben Evans describes a 'Mission to Planet Earth' payload for Shuttle launch in October 1994. News & Events.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Space news from around the world.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK Preliminary results of the impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 into Jupiter. COSPAR '94 Meeting: Plans for the exploration of Mars by spacecraft from 1996 to 2003.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 268 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings. Space Miscellany.
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| SOCIETY NEWS A joint celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first lunar landing. British engineers and scientists in the Apollo Project.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| Book Notices of books likely to be of interest to readers are described.
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| 'ULYSSES SPACECRAFT' COMPETITION.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 10
| OCTOBER 1994
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| Russia's Commercial Potential.
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| ZENIT AT BAIKONUR John Rossie and Jeff Forrest reveal the advanced nature of Zenit automated launch operations.
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| COSMODROME VISIT US Secretary of Defense and other US officials tour Baikonur reports Charles P. Vick.
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| AEROSPACE PRIVATISATION IN RUSSIA Marko Milivojevic sees relatively good prospects for Russia's space industries. Apollo Look-Back.
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| OTHER FACTORS BEHIND 'GO TO THE MOON' Everything was in place for 'Go to the Moon' before 14 April 1961 writes E.T. Pugh.
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| KENNEDY AND THE MOON GOAL: A REASSESSMENT David Baker writes on events leading to the Moon decision and those who merit the real credit.
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| APOLLO PROGRAM: VIEWED 25 YEARS ON Unique features of the Apollo program and its enduring legacies by Robert F. Freitag.
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| FORGOTTEN NAMES E.T. Pugh adds two names to the list of those who contributed to the success of Apollo 11. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION FACTOR A factor behind the Apollo commitment is put forward by Ray Ward. Features.
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| ORIGINAL ALMAZ SPACE STATION Dietrich Haeseler describes the manned military design of Almaz as exhibited in models.
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| VANDENBERG: SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH AND LANDING SITE - Part 1 Roger G. Guillemette describes the construction of Shuttle facilities in the mid-1960's. News & Events.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Space news from around the world.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations including: SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES Theo Pirard reports on a visit to E'Prime Aerospace Corporation.
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| STS-65 MISSION REPORT A report by Roelof Schuiling from the Kennedy Space Center.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 269 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings. Space Miscellany.
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| 'SHUTTLE DIMENSIONS' COMPETITION Compact discs are prizes for this month's competition.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| Book Notices of books likely to be of interest to readers are described.
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| SOCIETY NEWS From the British Interplanetary Society.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 11
| NOVEMBER 1994
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| Space International.
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| SPACE AT FARNBOROUGH 1994 Clive Simpson reports on the opening of the Space Pavilion by the UK space minister.
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| UK SPACE ACTIVITIES 1993-1994 UK's level space programme faces the challenges of an evolving space sector.
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| WORLD SPACE MARKETS SURVEY A review of the ten-year outlook. Features.
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| NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT THE AMERICAN SATELLITE PROGRAMME BEFORE SPUTNIK Dwayne A. Day writes about policy decisions affecting the launch of America's first satellite.
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| NOTS AIR-LAUNCHED SATELLITES Attempts to air-launch satellites in 1958 are revealed by Joel W. Powell.
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| CHARTING A FUTURE FOR AIR LAUNCH TO ORBIT Development trends beyond the present Pegasus vehicle are reviewed by Jaroslav Franta.
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| VANDENBERG: SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH AND LANDING SITE - Part 2 Roger G. Guillemette describes how these facilities came to be abandoned in place.
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| SOLAR SAILS AND KITES - Part 1 Colin Jack proposes the kite concept to overcome the limitations and problems of solar sails.
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| SOVIET CIRCUMLUNAR PROGRAMME HARDWARE REVEALED New information has come to light and is described by Peter Pesavento. News & Events.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations including: TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT STS-64 A photo report of STS-64 on the launch pad by Pete Gualtieri.
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| ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK Detailed Galileo images of Ida and its moon have now been processed by JPL.
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| ARTHUR C. CLARKE - THIS IS YOUR LIFE Mat Irvine writes about a busy week for Arthur C. Clarke in London at the end of August.
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| MIR MISSION REPORT Neville Kidger describes activities at Mir between January and July 1994.
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 270 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings. Space Miscellany.
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| 'PLANETARY PROBES' COMPETITION Videos are prizes for this month's competition.
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| VOL. 36 NO. 12
| DECEMBER 1994
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| STS-64 Mission Report.
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| DISCOVERY LAUNCHES WITH THE LITE STUFF Behind the scenes at KSC with the Payload Team is described by Payload Manager Roelof Schuiling.
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| LASER ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, ROBOTIC OPERATIONS, UNTETHERED SPACEWALK Roelof Schuiling writes about in-orbit mission highlights day-by-day. Features.
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| STRATEGY FOR A FUTURE LAUNCH SYSTEM Reusable European launcher requirements and associated issues are analysed by Bob Parkinson.
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| Space at JPL Dr William L. McLaughlin writes from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. News & Events.
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| INTERNATIONAL Space Report Theo Pirard from the 45th IAF Congress looks at the future of international astronautics.
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| LAUNCH REPORT News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.
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| ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK Spacecraft observe Jupiter impacts; Telescopes for the 21st Century; Ulysses at the Sun.
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| ISU '94 Jorge Munnshe reports on the 1994 Summer Session of the International Space University.
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| 419
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| SATELLITE DIGEST - 271 This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings. Space Miscellany.
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| 432
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| 'WEATHER SATELLITES' COMPETITION Books are prizes for this month's competition.
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| 405
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| Correspondence A selection of readers' letters.
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| 427
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| SOCIETY NEWS From the British Interplanetary Society.
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| 428
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| Book Notices of books likely to be of interest to readers are described.
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| 430
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| INDEX Author, Subject and Book Notice Indices for 1994 issues.
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