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email: Jan.17. Prof.
Mike Russell, 'The Origins of Life'. Feb.7.
Gordon
Dick (now
known as Gordon Ross) lecture on Waverider
at Glasgow School of Art. Feb.28. Visit
to Glasgow University Observatory. Mar.21. Party
at 16 Oakfield Ave. marking Duncan
Lunan's 30
years in ASTRA. Attended by Oscar and Andy
Nimmo, who
were both at Prof.
Nonweiler's
lecture in March '62; with apologies from Archie
Roy and
Ed
Buckley, both
of whom were also there that night, but this time were both
travelling the day after the party. April.
Ayrshire meetings suspended for lack of support. Airdrie
meetings move from the Public Library to the Airdrie Arts
Centre, Anderson Street. Apr.12. Yuri
Gagarin commemoration at Cottier's Theatre cancelled because
the bar wasn't licensed in time. May 15. Dr.
Ian Griffin, Director, Armagh Planetarium, 'CCD's and a
Planetarium', postponed from Mar.13 when he couldn't come
because of a security alert in Northern Ireland; followed
May 16 by Annual Dinner at the Bon Accord, North St.,
Glasgow. May 23. AGM
hosted by Duncan
Lunan at 16
Oakfield Ave., Hillhead. Chris
O'Kane stands
down from Council. Merger with Space Settlers Society
approved, ending the separation begun with the breakaway of
the first London branch in the 1970's. June 13.
Airdrie
Public Observatory
Open Day with Braithwaite Telescopes display. June 20. Space
Settlers' AGM concludes merger with ASTRA. Settlers'
Honorary Members Ben
Bova,
George
Robertson MP,
David
Atkinson MP,
George
Hay and
Dr.
Graeme Duncan
become Honorary Members of ASTRA. July 17-20.
Apollo anniversary exhibition at Contagion Star Trek
convention, Central Hotel. The Convention had unexpectedly
obtained a substantial amount of material from NASA, ESA and
McDonnell Douglas, which we integrated with our exhibition
panels and they donated to us afterwards. The exhibition was
visited by Guest of Honour George Takei (Lieut.
Sulu). Aug.31. ASTRA
team (mostly Airdrie branch) mounts rocketry day at Armagh
Planetarium with extensive programme of aquajet flying,
rocket workshops and pyrotechnic rocket
demonstrations. Sept.10. ASTRA
car float and pub can collection for Crossroads charity,
organised by Andy
Nimmo. Sept.11. Alex
Ellery, Chairman, UKSEDS, 'von Neumann Probes for Planetary
Exploration', Airdrie, postponed from June 20. Sept.23.
Duncan
Lunan
Waverider
lecture, Astronomical Society of Belfast, Ashby College,
sponsored by Armagh Planetarium. Biggest bomb in the history
of the Troubles explodes shortly after discussion of sonic
booms. Oct.2. ASTRA
team provides manpower for British Industry in Space
International Space Year lecture in Edinburgh. Oct.4. Sputnik
commemoration night at Cottier's, with readings by
Archie
Roy &
Alasdair Gray, with music including Jasper the Singing Dog
commemorating Laika in Sputnik 2. Oct.9.
Mary
Dawson,
'Microgravity & Space Biology', Airdrie. Oct.16. Visit
to new Braithwaite Telescopes workshop, Dalserf. Nov.2 - Dec.5.
Urban Spacemen exhibition at an Lanntair gallery, Stornoway,
with Waverider
model and Braithwaite Telescopes display, which had to be
removed because of rough handling by children. Dec.4.
Charmian Leaver, 'British Industry in Space Year 92' at
Airdrie. Dec.12. ASTRA
stand and Duncan
Lunan
Waverider
lecture at National Astronomy & Space Show, Town Hall,
Walsall; meeting with Mikhail Lisun & Olga Anisimova of
Sergei Korolev Museum (see 1994). Dec.18.
Anniversary Dinner at Tudor Hotel, Airdrie, organised by
Sheena
Macintosh. 1993
1991
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