| Gary,
As an example could you list some of the topic covered in the first
issue. To wet our appetites, sort to speak.
Also, I would be interested in getting one of the subcription cards.
Have you thought of transcribing them on your system and entering
it into this conference? That way it would be available to all
without troubling you too much.
jim
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| The major articles in the first issue are:
Spaceport west - SLC6 at Vandenburg
The Enduring Biplane: It just won't quit (a history of biplanes)
Chase! - Examines the life of chase plane pilots
The Imperial War Museum - a description of the museum in London
Hard Times in Hangar Town - the downturn of the lightplane econonmy
Heavenly Hoax - discussion of the New York Sun's 1835 hoax about
life on the moon.
Cathedrals of the Sky A requiem - a look at inflated airships
Professor Lewis's Doughnuts - an analysis of american cities
and population distribution from satellite photographs
There are various regular features, mostly regarding the air
and space museum events (this month shows the Enterprise arriving
at Dulles airport) and calendar, etc. This month's issue contains
an add for orbital vacations from Society Expeditions. 8:00
A.M. October 12,1992. $52,200.
-Brian
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| They began AIR AND SPACE Magazine with the April/May, 1986 issue
- incidentally, it was dedicated to the Challenger astronauts.
It's style and quality are very similar to SMITHSONIAN Magazine,
so you know it is good! Supplement it with AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE
TECHNOLOGY and (presuming you like astronomy) SKY AND TELESCOPE,
and you'll be up-to-date for life!
Notice how all the GOOD aviation and space magazines have two
main topics separated by the conjunction "and" in the middle. :^)
Larry
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| Article: 43984
Newsgroups: rec.models.rockets,alt.models,rec.arts.sf,sci.space
From: Jim Cook <[email protected]>
Subject: New Space History Magazine
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Prime Computer, Inc.
Date: Tue, 12 May 1992 18:01:13 GMT
I just received in my mailbox yesterday a complementary copy of the
first issue of "Liftoff", a new History of Spaceflight Magazine.
It's a 40 page high quality DTP-produced quarterly magazine edited and
published by Glen E. Swanson. Feature articles in this issue include
(quoted from the table of contents):
V-2 Ventures
A look at early U.S. testing of the infamous German rocket
by Peter Alway
Salute to Salyut
A history of Soviet space station programs
by Daniel James Gauthier
From The Sea to the Stars
A new Air & Space museum opens [in Hampton, Virginia]
by Glen E. Swanson
Other columns include the expected letter from the publisher, a note
on the 30th anniversary of John Glenn's Friendship 7 Mercury flight,
the NASA science educator program loan of Moon samples, review of the
Candian film, "Space Pioneers: A Canadian Story", sources of space
modeling information, and a random piece on Star Trek museum exhibits.
Personal Opinions: It's an interesting publication. I recognize Peter
Alway from his excellent scale model rocketry book published last year
(now sold out).
The technical depth could be a little deeper, but I'll give them time
to improve. They seem sincere when they ask readers to write them,
listing what they want to see and are soliciting for additional writers.
Subscriptions are $19.95 for one year (four issues). Mail a check or
money order to: Liftoff Magazine, P.O. Box 9331, Grand Rapids, MI
49509-0331. ($25 foreign, $35 overseas Air Mail, first class domestic
available on request).
If you are curious to see before you buy, I imagine they might
accomodate people writing in for a sample issue. Do them a favor and
include a couple dollars as I know postage is about $1 alone, before
accounting for paper and printing costs.
Jim
<[email protected]>
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