April 1931

From The Space Library

Raktenflugplatz in Germany was visited by Mr. and Mrs. G. Edward Pendray as official representatives of the American Interplanetary Society, who upon their return organized the experimental program of the society.

Secretary of the American Interplanetary Society, C.P. Mason makes an appeal for new members in the pages of Hugo Gernsback's magazine Science Wonder Stories.

Issue #8 of the Bulletin of the American Interplanetary Society is published by David Lasser. It includes abstracts "Equipment for an Interplanetary Expedition" by Nathaniel Schachner, "The Experimental Atmospheric Rocket" by L.C. Lee Jr and "Utilization of the Rocket" by Adolph L. Fierst. Also included is a report on the first annual meeting of the Society.