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Orbit Magazine
Issue 72
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 72 - Published January 2007
Contents Orbit 72
The Development of Mir and its Modules: 6
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 20 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
The Carter Observatory - by Brian G. Vincent
Identity Stamp - Bob Jones
Down-to-Earth Honour for first Space Scot
Flying Machines - by Bert van Eijck
Cheers to U.S. Women Astronauts - by Bob Weinberger
Shuttle Story: 1991 - STS-37, STS-39, STS-40, STS-43, STS-48, STS-44
How and Why the Trucial States Celebrated Space Successes between 1964 and
1972 - Jeff Dugdale
Who was Finbar Kenny?
Imre Madach - The Tragedy of Man - by Andre Scheer
Eutelsat: communication on the continent
Jumping from the Stratosphere - by Alexander Zheleznyakov
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Orbit issue 73 has three parts.
Orbit issue 72 Part 1
Orbit issue 72 Part 2
Orbit issue 72 Part 3
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