Contents of Spaceflight Magazine Volume 48

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VOL. 48 NO. 1 JANUARY 2006
International Space News Europe heads out to Venus. Japanese entrepreneur books ISS trip. Technical problems push ATV launch to 2007. Asteroid craft on hold. Steady future for world satellite business, First Galileo test satellite. UK urged to reconsider manned space flight. Beatle beams live music to Space Station. China's ambitious space plans, Sea Launch delivers second Inmarsat-4. Deposits pour in to Virgin Galactic. French to test optical early warning systems. Mighty Titan bows out, Ariane lofts heavyweight duo. Russia approves future programme, NASA retires ISS projects early. 4
Satellite Digest. 10
The MOST for the least Barry Shanko. 14
Space Station Chronology Neville Kidger. 18
Argentina's cosmonaut in-waiting Thomas Gangle. 22
First woman in space - part I Tony allne. 24
Down to Earth with a bump Bores Spasski and Aleksandr Zheleznyakov. 30
Letters and emails Anecdotes from astronauts and cosmonauts, Cargo craft designation disparity. Rocket team lend signatures to cause. Japanese dreams of the future. 33
Books. 35
Society News BIS celebrates award of 2008 Congress Competition. 36
VOL. 48 NO. 3 MARCH 2006
International Space News ESA maintains Clipper interest. Radarsat 2 transferred to Soyuz Fregat. Catch a falling star. European weather satellite under test in orbit. VEGA wins ESOC contract. European launcher firm's optimistic outlook. Alcatel delivers ground station systems to China, NASA stumps up for ISS flights, Shuttle launch still on for May. Lockheed receives Milstar green light. First Galileo operates perfectly. SpaceShipOne flies again. 44
Satellite Digest. 90
And finally – our first mission to the last planet Gerard van de Haar & Philip Corneille. 93
Space Station Chronology Neville Kidger. 97
Project SCORE Chuck Walker & Joel W. Powell. 100
Atomic fire and electric glow - part 1 Dwayne A. Day. 105
Hubble discovers new rings at Uranus. 108
Voyager 2's Uranus encounter – 20 years ago Philip Corneille. 110
Letters and emails Satellite designators, Progress designations. Beagle 2 evidence, Olsen speaks in Holland. Early NASA mission patches. 112
Books. 115
Society News New Society website online. Book competition winners. Funding opportunities for overseas trade. Design a logo competition. 117
VOL. 48 NO. 7 JULY 2006
International Space News Errors that led to spacecraft hitting satellite. First female space tourist. Land boost for sea launch. Scottish team investigates space travel alternative. Venus Express ready for detailed studies. Cassini offers new hints on Saturn day. Awards and moves for Shuttle commanders. Malaysian ISS visitor. Global climate change on Jupiter. US instruments to fly on India craft. Cloud study craft finally in orbit. Water vapour geyser on Enceladus. Space telescope for precise galaxy map. UK satellite for broadband and HDTV. 244
Satellite Digest. 250
Columbus – farewell old world Clive Simpson. 252
Space Station Chronology Neville Kidger. 256
Simulating the effects of weightlessness Adam Hawkey. 260
Monkey in a blue suit Dwayne A. Day and Colin Burgess. 265
Letters and emails Soyuz launch G-force profile. Scandinavian fantasy, SNAP categories, Tsukuba - Japan's science city. Gene therapy prior to colonisation. Stamp Identity, A. Scott Crossfield — obituary. 273
Book reviews From Nazi to NASA — the life of Wernher von Braun, Astronomy. Night Sky, Getting off the Planet, Guidance and Control 2005. Spaceflight Mechanics 2005. Space Debris and Space Traffic Management. 277
Society announcements -116 mission specialist for an ISS flight at the end of. 278