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Orbit Magazine
Issue 99
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 99 - Published October 2013
Contents Orbit 99
UFOs: Fact or Fantasy? by Ian Ridpath
Headline News and (sadly) News To Come by Bert van Eijck
FOUR ISLAMIC CONSTELLATIONS ON STAMPS by Ian Ridpath
Columbus by Umberto Cavallaro
Discovery OV-103 A short history by Bruce Cranford
The Syncom Publicity Image and the Early Syncom Satellites By Don Hillger and
Garry Toth
The Ties that Bind me to my Hobby by Bert van Eijck
Shenzhou 8—Tiangong 1– Shenzhou 9 Covers
A World Wonder In a Small Dutch Town By Bert van Eijck
Classical Constellations
Constellations Mini-sheet #3 issued by Japan by Haruki Ikuro
Poland's Contributions to Astrophilately
Tereshkova not as hot at 50 as she was at 40
Jersey Goes Large on issues for new Superman film
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Orbit issue 99 has four parts.
Orbit issue 99 Part 1
Orbit issue 99 Part 2
Orbit issue 99 Part 3
Orbit issue 99 Part 4
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