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| VOL. 53 NO. 1
| JANUARY 2011
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| International Space News Identity of female taikonaut confirmed. JAXA names next HTV. UK space shows healthy growth. Work begins on Russian base. UKSA starts CubeSat pilot, Asteroid particles. New generation of European Meteosats. Eutelsat abandons new spacecraft. SSTL satellite repositioned to minimise debris threat. Leak impacts Space Shuttle schedule.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Five year focus on planets and moons
| Robert April.
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| Comet-chaser's latest rendezvous
| Philip Corneille.
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| Spacecraft's moment of 'pure' exploration
| Ken Kremer.
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| Splish, splash, roar!
| Dwayne Day.
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| The enigmatic Mace hardsite
| Joel W. Powell.
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| Letters and emails UK needs space passion. Improbability of life. Dear Arthur..., Brunel of Space Age, Makeover not 'rocket science'. Rights of BIS members. Membership 'apartheid'. Fully reusable spacecraft.
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| From test pilot to first lunar geologist
| Shane Hannon.
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| Book reviews.
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| Society news Project Icarus - latest team news. The Planets - An HD Odyssey. BIS works on a new future. New members.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 2
| FEBRUARY 2011
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| International Space News SpaceX moves step closer to crewed missions. Air Force mini-shuttles record-breaking flight. UK space conference. Venus probe fails to achieve orbit. Explore the Sun from your desktop. Roscosmos link with NASA. The Moon - an important place in human affairs. Orion abort rocket on display. Virgin targets orbital market. Busy time for new ISS crew.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Robonaut to join Space Station crew
| Ken Kremer.
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Seven years of MER operations on Mars
| Philip Corneille and Ken Kremer.
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| Training ESA's new space cadets
| Nick Spell.
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| Telescope fulfills decades of dreams
| Philip Corneille.
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| Letters and emails Origins of life, Use ISS for celebration. Accelerated aging in orbit. Cosmonauts commemorated. Humanism a threat to science, Tour of EAC facilities, Society empowerment. Fully interactive website needed. Elegant solutions. Campaign to energise BIS. All members should have s ay. Ongoing discussion. Sellers gives London lecture.
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| Book reviews.
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| Society news BIS awards latest British astronaut pin. Festive gathering. Competition winners. New members.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 3
| MARCH 2011
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| International Space News Romantic date with Comet Tempel 1 for Stardust NExT. Chinese space drama mixes fact and fiction. MESSENGER prepares to orbit Mercury. New Leicester research facility. Landing by laser light (and Air-Crane). Last minute crew changes. Environmental monitoring payload. S econ d flight for ESA cargo craft. Modules arrive in Isle of Man. Space Station to get more tourists. Navigation system needs more euros.
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| Satellite Digest Geoff Richards I 93 International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Record-breaking Martian Odyssey
| Ken Kremer.
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| Setting sail to the stars
| Philip Corneille.
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| Illness in orbit
| Bart Hendrickx.
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| Letters and emails ESA Mars lander lacks science. Spaceplane a perfect Shuttle replacement. AFBIS grade. Contrasting worldview. BIS Associate Fellow grade, One-sided discussion. BIS works on new future, Equal voting rights for all. Future shape and organisation of BIS, Towards a more friendly Society. Necessity for change of heart. A day to remember.
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| Training as Soyuz backup cosmonaut
| Neil Da Costa.
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| Book reviews.
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| Society news Astronomer Royal gives talk at the BIS. Spaceguard Centre. BIS Library. New members.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 4
| APRIL 2011
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| International Space News US and European firms propose crew launcher. Burnt Dragon on display. Unexpected revival of Nanosail-D2, ESA aiming for Moon before Mars. IAF celebrates 60 years. August date for Guiana Soyuz launch, UK Space Conference. Robotic lunar adventure. Rookie Italian to fly in 2013.
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| Solar watch
| Stuart Eves.
| 132
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Romancing the stone
| Dwayne Day.
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| Homing in on asteroids
| Ken Kremer.
| 136
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| Strategic role of asteroid mining
| Stephen Ashworth.
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| Starships of the future Kelvin Long and
| Richard Obousy.
| 140
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| First cometary close encounter
| Philip Corneille.
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| Letters and emails BIS space 'hardware'. Imagination versus reality. Debate on space humanisation. BIS on YouTube. BIS on Facebook, Agreement on grade. Cyrillic translation.
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| Book reviews.
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| Society news A statement from the BIS on membership grades. The future of the BIS. New members. Membership discount incentive scheme, BIS medals. Recruitment campaign.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 5
| MAY 2011
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| International Space News More secret X-37B missions planned, Shuttle veteran, Enhanced Meteosats, Broadband satellite goes operational, TOPCAT targets plasmasphere, Endeavour readied for last mission. Astronaut reflects on NASA sacking. Students create designs of future, Russian Mars rover. IAF celebrates 60th anniversary.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Discovery's final voyage into orbit
| Ken Kremer and Gerard van de Haar.
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| The man who changed history
| Nick Spall.
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Earth photos from on high
| Michael Trudeau.
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| Educational ballooning
| Joel W. Powell.
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| Postcards from Mars
| Ken Kremer.
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| Book reviews.
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| Letters and emails Apollo 1 connector. Star-studded occasion, TV series from 1950s. Meteorite close-up. Magnificent Discovery, Where is everyone?. BIS should use media. Member solution. Members want stronger voice.
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| Society news Your Society needs you!. Bridging the gap between imagination and reality. Project Icarus - a future starship. Student paper competition 2011. New BIS members Kennedy Space Center on 9 March 2011 for the final.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 6
| JUNE 2011
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| International Space News SpaceX ambitions for new Falcon Heavy rocket. MESSENGER begins year of Mercury observations, GOCE gravity map. NASA selects Shuttle museums, UK and India collaborate. Meteosat-6 sent to graveyard orbit. Nuclear needed to visit Mars, Sounding rocket experiments. NASA awards commercial crew contracts.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Stardust-NExT comet legacy
| Ken Kremer.
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Booster retrieval
| Ken Kremer.
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| Chinese flights marked with stamps
| Jeff Dugdale.
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| Soviet space sleuths
| Dominic Phelan.
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| Book reviews.
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| Letters and emails TIROS-1 - a case of mistaken identity. Gagarin and Tereshkova. Sänger-Bredt anniversary. Accepted form of spelling. BIS rules and fund-raising. A leap in the wrong direction. BIS could foster links in Holland. Grades of membership, Return to Earth and acute prostatitis. Russian first.
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| Society news No ordinary Gagarin event!, Westcott celebration. Long service presentation. New BIS members. Classified ads.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 7
| JULY 2011
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| International Space News Endeavour launch. Atlantis photo-call. NASA's next Discovery class mission. 'Black box' recorder survives Kounotori reentry. NASA celebrates with new space stamps.. Space in the shadow of the Rockies. Skylon spaceplane passes technical review. Atlas launches new missile warning surveillance satellite.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Heavenly bodies
| Kira Bacal and Kieran Smart.
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Lockheed pursues Orion potential
| Ken Kremer.
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| Chelomey and Korolev – cooperation and competition V
| ladimir Polyachenko.
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| Book reviews.
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| Letters and emails Finding way out of financial crisis. Human visit to Halley's Comet, Selection of Yuri Gagarin. Access to BIS meetings. Apollo 12 commander. Space Shuttle retirement.
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| Viewpoint
| Mark Stewart.
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| Society news Discussion of future of BIS. Play celebrates 'Chief Designer. New BIS members, New BIS Fellows, Competition Winners.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 9
| SEPTEMBER 2011
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| International Space News Space Shuttle slips into history. Europe's space plans could end key ESA principle. Countries refine space spending. New approach for 2011 UK Space Conference. BIS promotes space roadmap, Virgin Galactic faces technical challenges. Gagarin statue unveiled in London. Vesta vistas exceed expectations. Shuttles final hypersonic test data.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Detecting exo-Earths
| Philip Corneille.
| 342
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Chinese space film drama
| Xu Weilong.
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| Movie shot at Star City and Baikonur
| Tony Quine.
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| Water in the Moon
| Geoffrey Bowman.
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| Falling to Earth with Al Worden
| Neil Da Costa and Ken MacTaggart.
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| Close encounters with our Sun
| Stuart Eves.
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| Letters and emails Battle to witness Shuttle finale. Clarke book, Volunteers bring about change. Sustainable spaceflight, Shirley Jones. Celebrations in Star City for Gagarin.
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| Society news BIS convention with science fiction slant. Astronaut lecture. Shirley Jones - obituary. New BIS members. Competition winners.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 10
| OCTOBER 2011
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| International Space News Dragon gets go ahead for Space Station berthing. Military spaceplanes under test. SSTL commissions Nigerian satellites. GRAIL duo all set for lunar gravity expedition. China ready to start space station. Briton to become Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut. New head attempts to re- shape Roscosmos organisation. Solar shift could bring more storms. Launch preps for third ATV. Progress loss impacts ISS operations.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Five year trek to giant planet
| Ken Kremer.
| 381
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| Observatory's rocky road
| Philip Corneille.
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| NASA flies Shuttle for the final time
| Clive Simpson. Ken Kremer and Gerard van de Haar.
| 388
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Radio hams tune in to space airwaves
| John Heath.
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| Silenced thunder
| Dwayne Day.
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| Letters and emails World's first rocket patch. Half-hearted compromise. Embracing science fiction. Proud of our endeavours, Film poster.
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| Dream makers of the future
| Kelvin Long.
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| Society news Patrick's picnic proves big success, Prize for survey views. Spaceflight's new golden age. New BIS members.
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| VOL. 53 NO. 11
| NOVEMBER 2011
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| International Space News US forges ahead with new super rocket. Six million mile view from Jupiter-bound Juno. Critical year ahead for ESA and EU space affairs , First space bound Orion crew cabin. Microgravity research debated by UK MPs. Gagarin show in Scotland. Peek inside Apollo 10 command module. Dutch astronaut to embark on ISS mission, Secret programmes declassified, Starchaser sets test launch date.
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| Satellite Digest
| Geoff Richards.
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| Journey to the centre of the Moon
| Ken Kremer.
| 420
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| International Space Station Chronology
| George Spiteri.
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| Brave new future worlds Kelvin Long.
| Pat Galea and Adrian Mann.
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| First craft orbits Mars
| Philip Corneille.
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| Russia weighs lunar options
| Dwayne Day.
| 438
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| Book reviews.
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| Letters and emails Eye-witness to Shuttle history. Monitoring the Northwest Passage. Contacting Prospero. BIS lectures on YouTube. Playalinda beach view. Astronaut's best wishes. Life of Apollo mission controller. BIS facade sponsorship.
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| Dream makers of the future
| Kelvin Long.
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| Society news Vision of new BIS Council member. Society's Annual General meeting. Oral history of science. Volunteers needed. New BIS members.
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