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email: January.
Deaths of Alex
and Sheena McIntosh,
killed in Edinburgh when a tree fell on their
car. Publication in Analog
of condensed version of "Flight in Non Terrestrial
Atmospheres", (see Asgard, April 1992), brings
Waverider
to a larger public audience than ever before. Gordon
continues to work on flexwing
Waveriders,
first suggested to him by a query from Analog editor Stan
Schmidt. March. ASTRA
affiliates to Federation of Astronomical Societies,
Association for Astronomy Education, Scottish Council for
Voluntary Organisations and Glasgow Council for Voluntary
Service. Apr.13. Annual
dinner at the Uisge Beatha, Woodlands Road, Glasgow. Guests
of honour Ben
and Barbara Bova. Apr.16. Dr.
Chris Welsh, Kingston University School of MAP Engineering,
'Tether Applications in Space', Airdrie. Apr.17.
Waverider
meeting,
restarting monthly Glasgow meetings at the Glasgow Council
for Voluntary Service, 11 Queen's Crescent, followed by 70th
birthday party for Oscar. Apr.30.
Gregory
Beekman, 'The
Origin of Meteors', Airdrie; printed in the August 1993
Spacereport. May 7. Prof.
J.R. Barker, Glasgow University Dept. of Electronics &
Electrical Engineering, 'Nanotechnology',
Airdrie. May 22.
Waverider
meeting in London with Jim
Randolph,
Chris Welsh, Richard Newlands, Guy Grattan (UKSEDS Aspire
Project), Andy Wilson (Jane's Aerospace
Directory). 40th ANNIVERSARY
PROGRAMME. May 24-29.
Elements of ASTRA photo exhibition at International
Children's Festival, the Meadows, Edinburgh. May 26-29.
Starlab portable planetarium, on loan from Armagh
Planetarium, on show to school parties and public at
Langloan Community Centre, Coatbridge, with ASTRA main photo
exhibition. 'Urban Spacemen' art
exhibition at Weavers' Cottages, Airdrie, for the two weeks
of the Monklands Festival and the remainder of June, with
Braithwaite Telescopes and Waverider
model. June 1-2.
Starlab showings to school parties at Langloan Community
Centre. June 7-11.
Starlab showings to school parties at Lilybank Community
Centre, Airdrie. June 7. Public
lecture on ancient astronomy by Dr. Euan Mackie, standing in
at short notice for John Tait of Armagh Planetarium, in the
Airdrie Arts Centre. June 9. 'Stars
& Brass', astronomical concert by Kirkintilloch Band,
Airdrie Arts Centre. June 12. Open
Day at Airdrie
Public Observatory
with NASA poster exhibit, solar projection, Braithwaite
Telescopes. - Starlab showings to
public at Lilybank Community Centre. June 19.
Starlab at Crossroads Fete, Kelvinbridge,
Glasgow. June 26. AGM
at the GCVS. Council unchanged. July 20.
Apollo commemoration at Cottier's with readings by
Chris
Boyce, Edwin
Morgan, Angus McAllister, music by Michael Deans and
Valhalla; interrupted by fire alarm. July 30.
Amanda Baker, 'Active Galaxies', Airdrie, followed on 31st
by planning meeting for 1995 Worldcon. Aug.20. Dr.
Gill Pearce, 'Supernovae', Airdrie, postponed from
1992. Sept.17/18.
Dr. Eric Paterson, Canada, 'Medicine in Space' (Airdrie) and
'The Sentinel System' (GCVS). Oct.15.
Greg
Beekman,
Airdrie: 'Entropy and Statistical Mechanics, or What I Did
in the Summer Holidays'. Oct.30.
Chris
Boyce &
Duncan
Lunan,
'Aliens', in New Nightmares symposium, G.U. Dept. of Adult
& Continuing Education, Boyd Orr Building. Dec.11.
Duncan
Lunan, 'The
Green Children', GCVS. Dec.17.
40th/30th Anniversary Dinner, Riggend Cafe,
Airdrie. Dec.18. Mrs.
Irene Botting, 'UFO's in Russia', GCVS - four UFO meetings
in 40 years still doesn't make ASTRA a flying saucer
society! 1994
1992
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