Voyage Issue 2

CONTENTS

ROCKETS AND SPACECRAFT So You Want to be a Rocket Scientist? It's not just NASA or other nations that can fly rockets. You can do it yourself in model form. MAT IRVINE tells us how to get started in this wolrd-wide hobby The Ansari X-Prize Regular space tourism may only be a matter of a few years away, and it's getting closer as the competition to win $10 million hots up. STEVEN CUTTS fills us in. Did You Know About - The Saturn V Rocket On the Cover: Shuttle Rollout Sci-Fi Focus - Thunderbirds The 1960s Gerry Anderson puppet show has been turned into a great all-action movie. But it also has a link with the early days of the American Space Program. BRIAN LONGSTAFF shows the connection. The Night Sky Ever looked up at the stars and wondered which ws which? If you want to learn more about the fascinating sights in thenight sky, DAVE BUTTERY provides a great beginner's guide. Future Space With talk of sending missions back to the Moon and on to Mars in the near future, STEVEN CUTTS looks at how we might get to the Red Planet, and how we can survive when we're there. PLUS Mr Pilbeam's Lab Who's Who in Space Voyager Card Game Re-Entry: Hubble Telescope