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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.

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Orbit issue 70

Contents Orbit 70
Published in June 2006

The Development of Mir and its Modules: 4 by Bart Hendrickx
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 18 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Identity Stamp - Brian G. Vincent
Dead NASA cancels are still alive and kicking? by Mijn Stokpaardje
Animals in Space #1 by John Beenen
Shuttle Story: 1989 - STS-29, STS-30, STS-28, STS-34, STS-33.
Sir Isaac Newton - "Greatest Genius" by John Beenen
The (Very) First Manned Rocket Flight by John Berry
Dreamers and Visionaries - Theodore Von Karman by Bill York
Stamps honor rocket pilots by John M.R. Bull
Space Visitor - Mark Shuttleworth by John Berry

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Orbit issue 69

Contents Orbit 69
Published in March 2006

The Development of Mir and its Modules: 3 by Bart Hendrickx
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 17 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Long Delayed Lift-off for The Rocket Post Film by Gordon Somerville
Space Tourists by John Berry
Shuttle Story: 1988 .... The Return to Flight
New Year's issues with Spaceflight Themes by Jim Reichman
Divine Vessel spends five days in Space by Dr. Hans-Ferdinand
The First Romanian Spaceman
Phantasy and Philately: The Brothers Strugatsky
Arianespace: Outer Space is our Workplace by Bert van Eijck
A Journey through Time and Ages by Dr. Fritz D. Kessler

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Orbit issue 68

Contents Orbit 68
Published in January 2006

The Development of Mir and its Modules: 2 by Bart Hendrickx
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 16 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Phantasy and Philately: Ray Bradbury and Robert Sheckley
It's all Dutch to Eleanor
Shuttle Story: 1985 - Part two - STS-51I, STS-51J, STS-61A, STS-61B, STS-61C
The Challenger Disaster
A Journey through Time and Ages by Dr. Fritz D. Kessler
Gennady Vasil'evich Sarafanov Remembered by Alexander Zheleznyakov
Rockets from the Sea by Bert van Eijck

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Orbit issue 67

Contents Orbit 67
Published in October 2005

The Development of Mir and its Modules: 1 by Bart Hendrickx
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 15 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Shuttle Story: 1985 - Part one - STS-51C, STS-51D, STS-51B, STS-51G, STS-51F
Laos marks Soviet Space Success
Villa-tely: Lollini's House of Space Stamps- by Bert van Eijck
Was Cosmos 1 a failure? by Bert van Eijck
Astronomers Royal - by John Berry
Johannes Kepler by John Beenen
New Canadian Issue Features COSPAS-SARSAT
The Original 7 by Gordon Somerville

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Orbit issue 66

Contents Orbit 66
Published in June 2005

A.S.T.P. Retrospect - by John Macco
Australian P-stamps Feature Soviet Veteran Cosmonaut
Identity Stamp - Member Profile - Yuri Kvasnikov
Multi-Signed Soyuz 33 Cover - by Robert Atkinson
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 14 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Shuttle Story: 1984 - STS-41B, STS-41C, STS-41D, STS-41G, STS-51A
Inmarsat: Communication at Sea - by Bert van Eijck
First Launch at Sea - by Bert van Eijck
Galileo Galilei - by John Beenen
The Legend of "Eppur Si Muove" - by Ron Berger
Tadeusz Banachiewicz - Polish Astronomer - by Stan Wekka
Alouette Satellites - Ionosphere Explorers - by Bill York
Chris Calle Calling.......
Astronomers Royal - Professor Sir Martin Rees
Phantasy and Philately - Israeli 2000 issue Honoured Sci-Fi Giants
Astronomy and Spaceflight as subjects on Cigarette and Trade Cards - by Martin Dawson

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Orbit issue 65

Contents Orbit 65
Published in March 2005

Voskhod 2 - Walking on Air - by Alexander Zheleznyakov
That's One Giant Leap for a Springbok! - by John Berry
Identity Stamp - Annette Morgan
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 13 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Want to know more about Alexei Leonov and Voskhod 2?
Shuttle Story: 1983 - STS-6, STS-7, STS-8, STS-9
Your have Mail - by Bert Vis
Galileo Galilei - by John Beenen
Meter Cancels - Philatelic "Stepchildren" - by Bert Van Eijck
The Beginning Began with the Big Bang - by Bert Van Eijck
Yunnan Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Astronomers Royal - Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale
1971 Postal Strike Items of Interest to Astrophilatelists - by Eric Simmons
Dreamers and Visionaries - Mikhail Kuz'mich Yangel

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Orbit issue 64

Contents Orbit 64
Published in January 2005

Philatelic items of news from China - by Bert Beimers
Dreamers and Visionaries - Viadimie Paviovich Barmin - Engineer Alfred Maul - Alexander Dmitrievich Zasjadko
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 11 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Shuttle Story: 1982 - STS-3, STS-4, STS-5
The Nedelin Catastrophe - by John Beenen
Cambodia Marks Soviet Space Success
An Overview of the Apollo Issues
Tragedy in the Sky: Columbia STS-107 - by Gordon Somerville
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 12 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
King Sejong: Royal Parton of Astronomy in 15th Century Korea - by Margaret Morris
Astronomers Royal - Professor Sir Francis Graham Smith

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Orbit issue 63

Contents Orbit 63
Published in October 2004

With the Maya in Mexico
Voskhod 1: 40 Years On - by Alexander Zheleznyakov
Saving Lives from Space - by Bert Van Eijck
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 9 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Shuttle Story - by John J. Macco
Shuttle Story: 1981 - STS-1, STS-2
Vietnam Marks Soviet Space Success: 2
Hubble....Further Images on Stamps
Avion Thematics Produce Space Cinderellas
Swedish Space Stamps - by Lennart Weirell
Who was Andrew Wilson?
Un-manned Satellites on Postage Stamps: 10 - by Don Hillger and Garry Toth
Astronomers Royal - Professor Sir Martin Ryle
Dreamers and Visionaries - Konstantin Ivanovich Konstantinov - Alexander Zheleznyakov
A Pride of Stamps for Leo