Spaceflight 1993 №09

London, 1993, 36 pPopular science magazine of the British Interplanetary SocietyMARS OBSERVER - ARRIVING FOR WORK
As the Mars Observer spacecraft reaches the planet Mars, Mark Hempsell provides the technical background to this mission.UK EXPERIMENT ONBOARD MARS OBSERVER
The involvement of the University of Oxford in a Mars Observer experiment is reported by Mark Hempsel/.PREPARING FOR THE MARS-94 MISSION
In spite of financial difficulties, Y. Telegin is optimistic about Russian projects for the exploration of Mars.MISSION TO MARS
Manned Mars missions are engaging the attention of a Stanford University group. Raymond Hardie writes about their proposals.297 COLONIZING MARS
The feasibility and urgency of recognising the "window of opportunity'' that is now open for setting up a colony on Mars is examined by Gary A. Allen, Jr.BRINGING WORLDS TO LIFE
The salient points about Terraforming as presented by speakers at a two- lay weekend
school held in London are summarised by Richard L.S. Taylor.SOCIETY NEWS
Recent events about the Society and its members.LAUNCH REPORT
News of recent launches and forthcoming launch preparations.SPACE IN MINIATURE
Kefth A. McNeil/ describes his long-standing interest in building and photographing space­ craff models.SPACEHAB DEBUT: EURECA RETRIEVAL - STS-57
RoelofL. Schuiling writes a first-hand account of 'The Payload Manager's Perspective' and provides a day-by-day report of the mission.SATELLITE DIGEST- 256
This month's listing of recent spacecraft launchings.MIR MISSION REPORT
The work of Manakov and Poleshchuk aboard Mir, January to July 1993, are the subject of this report by Neville Kidger.BOOK NOTICES
Recent publications of the Cambridge University Press are brought to the attention ofCORRESPONDENCE
A selection of readers' letters.NAME THE SATS' COMPETITION
Prizes are to be won for naming Ariane payloads