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| Volume 1 Number 5
| OCTOBER 1957
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| EDITORIAL
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| 158
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| 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
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| 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
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| 164
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| THE YOUNG ASTRONAUT'S LIBRARY Suggestions for books suitable for younger readers
| W. E. Keswall
| 187
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| CORRESPONDENCE
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| 188
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| SKY DIARY, October to December, 1957
| Geoffrey Turner
| 191
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| REVIEWS
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| 192
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| Volume 1 Number 6
| JANUARY 1958
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| EDITORIAL
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| 194
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| NOTICEOF THE SOCIETY
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| 195
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| THE SPACE AGE IS HERE A description of the launching of Sputnik I, and its significance to scientific work in general
| Maurice Allward
| 196
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| 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
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| BLEEP!
| "Ursus"
| 203
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| RUSSIA'S SECOND SATELLITE
| K. W. Gatland
| 204
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| 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
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| 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
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| THE RAMJET IN ASTRONAUTICS What is a ramjet? Has it a place in astronautics?
| S. W. Greenwood
| 211
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| 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
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| RADIOACTIVE RECOVERY TECHNIQUE FOR MISSILES AND AIRCRAFT
| F. Pollard
| 220
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| SKY DIARY What to look for in the sky, January to March 1958
| A. E. Slater
| 223
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| REVIEWS
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| 226
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| Volume 1 Number 8
| JULY 1958
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| EDITORIAL
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| 266
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| 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
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| WHITE SANDS An account of the most famous American rocket range, written by one who has worked there
| Frank B. Pollard
| 275
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| 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
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| "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
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| SPECULATIONS ON EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE Does life exist on other planets? If so, what will it be like?
| S. S. Kind
| 288
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| 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
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| SKY DIARY: JULY TO SEPTEMBER, 1958 What to look for in the sky, July to September, 1958
| A. E. Slater.
| 297
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| REVIEWS
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| 299
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