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Orbit Magazine
Issue 55
ORBIT is the official quarterly publication of The Society, full of illustrations and
informative space stamp and space cover articles, postal auctions, space news, and a
new issues guide. (See below for viewing and download links)
Orbit Issue 55 - Published October 2002
Contents Orbit 55
The Lunar Epic - by Jean-Louis Lafon
A Starring Role - Capricornus - Aquarius and Piscis Austrinus - Ian Ridpath
Planets and Probes: - Uranus
Space Stamp Cachets and Handstamps of Soviet Satellite States:1 by Ivor Steadman
Disney in Space
Soviet Cosmonautics Day Issues - 1963 - 1991
Apollo 17: December 1972 - Retospect by Peter Hoffman
The Labours of Hercules as Told in the Heavens
A Brief History of.....Observatories
Astronomers Royal - Rev. Nathaniel Bliss
Stamp Profile - Ian Ridpath
Send in the Clones - Ian Ridpath
Desperately Seeking Sally - by John Berry
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Please click here to download Orbit issue 55 in PDF Format (size 41MB)
The following files are also in PDF format and are about 10MB in size and are zip files
in WinRaR format. You need a WinRaR program to open the files. If you don't have a
WinRaR program you can get a free one here. (If you download this program, custom
install it and uncheck all the boxes)
You have to download all parts of an issue for it to open.
Orbit issue 55 has four parts.
Orbit issue 55 Part 1
Orbit issue 55 Part 2
Orbit issue 55 Part 3
Orbit issue 55 Part 4
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