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VOL. 31 NO. 1 JANUARY 1989
SOVIET SHUTTLE MISSION REPORT Neville Kidger 2
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 6
Atlantis in Action, Cassini Go Ahead, Magellan Fire, French Mir Mission
SOCIETY NEWS 10
SPACE AT JPL 12
Asteroid Len Carter, Adventures in Software European Space Operations Centre Dr. W.I. McLaughlin
ESA'S TEN-YEAR SUCCESS STORY D. Wilkins 17
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE OTS LEGACY 22
BOOK NOTICES 24
THE MANNED SPACE FLIGHT ENGINEER PROGRAMME Michael Cassutt 26
CORRESPONDENCE 34
Prospero Photograph
THE COMING OF GLASNOST 38
STS-27 MISSION REPORT 40
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 42
ESA Funding Deal, Satellite Digest
ABOVE THE PLANET Neville Kidger 45
SOVIET SNOWSTORM Peter Bond 50
BOOK NOTICES 52
SOCIETY NEWS 54
CORRESPONDENCE 56
A NEW EYE ON THE OCEANS Brian Harvey 62
MIR MISSION REPORT Neville Kidger 64
POST OFFICE IN SPACE Lester Winick 70
VOL.31 NO. 3 MARCH 1989
STS-29 PREVIEW 74
MIR MISSION REPORT Neville Kidger 77
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 82
SOCIETY NEWS 86
THE PEGASUS LAUNCH VEHICLE Curtis Peebles 89
SPACE AT JPL 93
Galileo at Venus. German Space Operations Centre. SETI and the Supernova Dr. W.I. Mclaughlin
ARIANE 4 GOES COMMERCIAL 98
BOOK REVIEWS 100
ABOVE THE PLANET Neville Kidger 102
A VISIT TO SPACE CAMP Trevor Sproston 107
VOL.31 NO.4 APRIL 1989
RECORD ORDER FOLLOWS ARIANE SUCCESS RUN 110
VLADIMIR SHATALOV—QUESTION AND ANSWER 112
MIR EXPANSION PLANS DELAYED Neville Kidger 116
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 118
SATELLITE DIGEST Robert D. Christy 121
BOOK NOTICES 122
SPACE AT JPL 124
Magellan to Venus, Burning Curiosity Roving to Mars Dr. W.I. McLaughlin
SOCIETY NEWS 131
PAYLOAD SPECIALISTS Bert Vis 134
CORRESPONDENCE 136
ABOVE THE PLANET Neville Kidger 138
INTO SPACE 143
Making Space News in New Zealand Satellite Telescopes
VOL.31 NO.5 MAY 1989
STS-30 PREVIEW 146
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 148
Phobos 2 Falls Silent, A Briton to Fly on Mir
TOP PILOTS READY TO FLY BURAN 152
Mir to be Left Unmanned
ABOVE THE PLANET Neville Kidger 154
SPACE AT JPL Dr. W.I. McLaughlin 156
SATELLITE DIGEST Robert Christy 160
ARIANE V29 MISSION REPORT 161
A WAY FORWARD FOR BRITAIN? Roy Gibson 177
ON THE WAY TO HORIZON 2000 Norman Longden 166
SKYNET 4 - THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER Neil Pattie 168
STS-29 MISSION REPORT 172
I I SOCIETY NEWS 179
VOL.31 NO.6 JUNE 1989
GRECHKO REVEALS EFFORTS TO CONCEAL SOVIET SPACE FAILURES 182
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 184
Atlantis Gets Magellan Underway, Buran - Manned Flight, Shuttle Risk High, Space Station Contract
SATELLITE DIGEST Robert Christy 190
MIR MISSION REPORT Neville Kidger 191
RENDEZVOUS WITH COMET KOPFF Sylvia Miller and Sima Lisman 195
SPACE AT JPL 202
Neptune Encounter Begins, Mountain Waves and Polar Ozone
SOCIETY NEWS 205
CORRESPONDENCE 208
SHUTTLE UPDATE 210
OV-105, Naming the Orbiters, Shuttle Postponed, Shuttle Schedule
SHUTTLE HIGHLIGHTS
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE 212
INTO SPACE 215
Receiving Okean's Pictures Lawrence Harris
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 218
Buran Flies West, Shatalov Speaks Out, Shuttle Crews Phobos Loss - Designers Blamed, Progress 41 Reentry
CITIES ON THE MOON - A LOST VISION ? Dr. R.C. Parkinson 220
SPACE INDUSTRIALISATION- A NEW PERSPECTIVE Mark Hempsell 224
NEAR EARTH ASTEROIDS OBSERVED 227
SPACE TRAVEL: FICTION AND REALITY Dr. L. Suid 228
DECIDING TO COLONISE THE MOON John Sved 237
SOCIETY NEWS 243
BOOK NOTICES 246
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA FROM SPACE- THE EXPLORATION OF A MYTH Douglas Arnold 248
VOL. 31 NO.8 AUGUST 1989
INTERNATIONAL
Space Report 254
A BRITON IN SPACE 257
STS-30 MISSION REPORT Roloef Schuiling 260
PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS Steven Young and Theo Pirard 265
Buran Steals the Show, Shatalov: 'Glavkosmos Must Take Control', Soviet Manned Manoeuvrlng Unit, Pegasus Launch Set, No Chinese Launches in 1989
THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMME Theo Russell 273
CORRESPONDENCE 274
SHUTTLE UPDATE 277
New Shuttle Boosters, Shuttle Pilot Dies, STS-28 Preview, New Shuttle Launch schedule
SPACE STAMPS 280
SPACE AT JPL 282
Planetary Summer, Volcanos on Io Dr. WI. McLaughlin
SOCIETY NEWS 285
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VOL. 31 NO.9 SEPTEMBER 1989.
INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report on world space news. 290
ROMANENKO - LIVING AND WORKING IN SPACE Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko, who spent a record breaking 326 days in orbit, talks to Spaceflight about his experiences living and working in space. 294
RETURN TO MIR Later this month two Soviet cosmonauts will be launched on board Soyuz TM-8. They will spend several months aboard the Mir space station and receive the first two specialised modules. Spaceflight previews the mission. 296
NASA'S PLANS FOR MANNED MISSIONS TO THE MOON AND MARS In this exclusive article van Bekey, of NASA's Office of Exploration, reveals the space agency's plans for a return to the Moon and manned missions to Mars. Also revealed are plans for a new Shuttle derived vehicle - the Shuttle Z. 297
SELECTING THE BRITISH ASTRONAUT The selection process for the first British astronaut is well underway. Spaceflight interviews Air Vice Marshall Peter Howard who as Medical Director of the Juno Mission is responsible for the selection of the first Briton in space. 303
LUNAR OBSERVATORIES James Burke of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Carl Pitcher of NASA's Office of Exploration investigate the potential use of a Lunar base for astronomy. 308
OBSERVING GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES Most people are aware that low-Earth orbit satellite are visible to the naked eye, but what about those in geostationary orbit? A.B. Giles and K.M. Hill write about their work in this field. 310
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY The President of the British Interplanetary Society reports a successful year for the Society. 313
SOCIETY NEWS This month Society News is dominated by the Apollo 11 20th Anniversary Dinner held at the Society's headquarters on July 21. IBC KEEPING TRACK OF SATELLITES This month Into Space features the career of a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society who has played a leading role in the development of satellite tracking and surveillance in the United States. 319
VOL. 31 NO.10 OCTOBER 1989.
STS-34 PREVIEW On October 12 the Space Shuttle Atlantis is due to blast-off with the Galileo Jupiter probe as its precious cargo. Spaceflight previews the mission with help from STS-34 Lead Flight Director Milt Heflin. 326
INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report of world space news includes: Hipparcos Marooned in Wrong Orbit - Pegasus Prepares for Launch - Pegasus Derived Launcher Gets Go-Ahead - Soviet Spy Satellite Destroyed - Japanese Launch Follows Pad Abort. 329
THE SOVIETS RETURN TO SPACE The Soviet Union has once again reoccupied Mir. The first manned Soviet launch of the year carried cosmonauts Viktorenko and Serebrov to the space station. During their six month flight the two cosmonauts will receive two modules. Spaceflight's Soviet Correspondent, Neville Kidger has the details. 323
EXPERIMENTS FOR JUNO Professor Heinz Wolff talks to Spaceflight about his work to select the experiments for the first Anglo-Soviet space mission, Juno. 334
Space at JPL: VOYAGER AT NEPTUNE Twelve years after its launch from Earth Voyager 2 encountered the planet Neptune. Spaceflight has a full report on the historic fly-by and some spectacular colour photographs. Dr W.I. McLaughlin relays his personal view of Voyager's Neptune fly-by through the pages of his daily journal. 340
JPL DIRECTOR OUTLINES FUTURE PLANS In an exclusive interview with Spaceflight the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr Lew Allen, reveals the long term plans for JPL. 347
SOCIETY NEWS. 348
A NEW LOOK FOR HERMES The European Hermes spaceplane has undergone a transformation. But its latest design has met with a critical reaction. We look at the new design and ask would a manned capsule be a suitable alternative?. 352
Correspondence 354
Book Notices Our regular look at the latest space publications. 356
STS-28 MISSION REPORT The Space Shuttle Columbia has returned to space after more than three and a half years on the ground. Spaceflight continues its extensive coverage of Shuttle flights with a full report on the classified military mission. 358
VOL. 31 NO.11 NOVEMBER 1989
MIR'S NEW MODULE The 20 tonne Module D was due to dock with Mir on October 23. Spaceflight has an exclusive colour photograph of the module's interior and a report on the timetable for the expansion of Mir. 362
INTERNATIONAL Space Report This month's comprehensive report of world space news includes: Latest Soviet Biosat Mission - Soviets Open Plesetsk to the West and Admit Space Disasters - Columbia on Schedule Despite Dousing - Fiery End for Solar Max - Military Shuttle Set for November 18 Launch Energia to Fly in 1990 - European & Japanese Space Station Modules Face Delay - Atlas Ends Unmanned Era for NASA. 364
BRITISH ASTRONAUT SELECTION REACHES FINAL STAGES The number of potential British astronauts has been further reduced to 16. Spaceflight has the details. 367
SATELLITE DIGEST A new look for Spaceflight's regular feature, Satellite Digest. This month's listing of satellite launches covers the period January to May 1989. 368
GALILEO TARGETS JUPITER Spaceflight previews the long awaited Galileo mission to Jupiter and highlights its many unique features. 370
THE SUCCESSES OF PHOBOS-2 Branded a failure in the West, the Soviet probes to Mars and the Martian moon Phobos did in fact return some excellent scientific data and images. Yuri Zaitsev of the Soviet Academy of Sciences reviews the first results from the mission. 374
ENERGIA AND BURAN AT BAIKONUR A year ago this month the Soviet Union launched its first Space Shuttle on the Energia booster. Phil Mills takes a look at the impressive facilities at the Baikonur Cosmodrome which support the Shuttle and Energia. 380
OLYMPUS: A GIANT AMONGST SATELLITES Launched earlier this year Olympus is the first of a new generation of communications satellites. Deborah Smith of British Aerospace reviews the features of this impressive spacecraft and David Wilkins of ESOC reports on the operations to place Olympus in Geostationary orbit. 386
Correspondence 389
SOCIETY NEWS Including 'Space Stations and Beyond', a report by C.M. Hempsell on a recent Society symposium. 392
VOL. 31 NO.12 DECEMBER 1989.
COLUMBIA'S RACE AGAINST TIME TO SAVE LDEF The Space Shuttle Columbia is due to blast off on December 18 and retrieve the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF). Spaceflight previews this exciting mission. 396
SHUTTLE IS HERE TO STAY SAYS NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR In an exclusive interview with Spaceflight, J.R. Thompson, NASA's Deputy Administrator, says he believes the Shuttle will be operational until 2010. 399
FREEDOM - A CLEARER PICTURE EMERGES The Freedom Space Station has been scaled down due to budget cuts. 400
WOULD-BE BRITISH ASTRONAUTS LEAVE FOR MOSCOW Four British astronaut candidates have left for Moscow, where they will undergo further medical tests. The final two will be known by the end of November. 401
MIR MISSION REPORT The launch of the first add-on module for the Mir Space Station has been delayed. Neville Kidger has the details. 402
INTERNATIONAL Space Report 407 Space at JPL The latest news from Dr. WI. McLaughlin at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. 404
SATELLITE DIGEST Spaceflight's regular look at satellite launches around the world. 411
Correspondence 412
BOOK REVIEWS. 414
STS-34 MISSION REPORT A six-page report on the recent mission of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, the highlight of which was the deployment of the Galileo probe bound for Jupiter. 416
SHUTTLE SCHEDULE NASA faces an ambitious launch schedule next year, with nine Shuttle missions planned. Spaceflight has the details, including the latest crew assignments. 422
SOCIETY NEWS Includes "My Career in Space" by Bob Parkinson, who recently joined the Council of the British Interplanetary Society. 423