L5 News cover, October 1979
L5 News, January 1979
20 pages, 6.8 MB PDF
Editor: Alcestis R. Oberg
- Soviets in Space
- Soviets Overcome 0-g Problems, by Academician Oleg Gazenko
- Heading For Unknown Worlds: An Interview with Cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov
- The Cosmos 954 Incident and International Space Law, by Alcestis Oberg
- Thoughts on the Tenth Anniversary of the First Moon Flight, by James Oberg
- Industry Leery of Production in Outer Space, by Dave Dooling
- Book Review: Colony, by Ben Bova
L5 News, February 1979
20 pages, 6.3 MB PDF
Editor: Alcestis R. Oberg
- Space Problems Examined at National AAAS Convention:(selection procedures for space colonists; closed life support systems; economic forecast; standing room only in zero-g; space design for safety)
- Developing Hardware to Support Life on Long-Term Space Missions
- Space Processing: A New Study, by Mark Hopkins
- New Space Legislation, by Ken McCormick
- L5 Society Bylaws Election
L5 News, March 1979
16 pages, 5.3 MB PDF
Editorial Staff: Jennifer L. Atkins, Randy Clamons, Carolyn Henson, Alcestis R. Oberg
- Bound for Glory: How Can I Go? by H. Keith Henson
- Solar Energy Policy Forums: Government Rip-Off? by Jennifer Atkins
- Senate Hearings on Space Policy, by Ken McCormick
- The New Space Program, by Phhilip K. Chapman
- Life Support Workshop, by John M. Phillips
- Skylab Falling, by Jennifer Atkins
- International Satellite Industries Launched, by Carolyn Henson
L5 News, April 1979
20 pages, 6.0 MB PDF
Editorial Staff: Jennifer L. Atkins, Randy Clamons, Carolyn Henson
- New Worlds! Comments on Voyager I, by William K. Hartmann
- Gateway to the Stars: Earthport, by Carolyn Henson
- NASA Talks to Students, by Stan Kent
- Space Wars, by James Oberg
- A Job of the Future: Space Economics, by Mark Hopkins
- Space Day: How to Get Organized, by Wayne Jefferson
L5 News, May 1979
20 pages, 6.5 MB PDF
Editorial Staff: Jennifer L. Atkins, Randy Clamons, Carolyn Henson
- The Useful Pieces of Space, by K. Eric Drexler
- Breakthrough! by Carolyn Henson
- High Performance Solar Sail Concept, by K. Eric Drexler
- Salyut 6: Step Towards a Permanent Space Station, by James E. Oberg
- Evolving Shuttle Designs, by Leonard David
L5 News, June 1979
20 pages, 6.8 MB PDF
Editorial Staff: Jennifer L. Atkins, Randy Clamons, Carolyn Henson
- Space Forts, or “Where Are You Obi Wan Kenobi?” by H. Keith Henson
- When the Soviets Let Their Hair Down, by Dick Fredericksen
- Energy from Space (Soviet Style), by Iosif Zorich
- Ariane Ahead of Schedule, by Randy Clamons
- The Landsat Hearings, by Ken McCormick
- High Frontier Politics, by Ken McCormick
- 4th Biennial Princeton Conference, by Frederick H. Osborn, Jr.
L5 News, July 1979
20 pages, 6.5 MB PDF
Editor: Jennifer L. Atkins
- Wealth: The Super Weapon, by Carolyn Henson
- Inhibitors: What’s Holding Up the L5 Show? by Ed Bas
- L5’s National Anthem? Home, Home on Lagrange
- Astronomy from Space, by Ed Bas
- Gas Entrained Solids – A Heat Transfer Fluid For Use In Space, Part 1
- by H. Keith Henson & K. Eric Drexler
- What Time Is It? The 1979 Goddard Memorial Symposium
- L5 Society Annual Election
L5 News, August 1979
20 pages, 5.9 MB PDF
Editor: Jennifer L. Atkins
- Pilgrims, Saints and Spacemen, by Freeman J. Dyson
- The Environmental Impact of Not Mining the Asteroids, by Gregory L. Matloff
- Earth-Jupiter L5 Point Hosts Giant Peanut
- The Asteroids: Supply Stations for Elements, by Dr. Michael A. Pelizzari
- Gas Entrained Solids – A Heat Transfer Fluid For Use In Space, Part 2, by H. Keith Henson & K. Eric Drexler
- Book Review: Doomsday Has Been Cancelled, by J. Peter Vajk
- Clarke’s “Hyperfilaments” – Fishing in Space? by Ed Bas
- O’Neill Shows the Way, by Ken McCormick
L5 News, September 1979
20 pages, 5.2 MB PDF
Editor: Jennifer L. Atkins
- Robert C. Truax: Crackpot or Pioneer? by Carolyn Henson
- First Private Enterprise Astronaut Selected, by Carolyn Henson
- Technology and the Humanization of Space, by Ed Bas
- Clearing the Way for Innovation, by Ken McCormick
- Space Day: Looking Back on Apollo 11, by Jim Loudon
- Apollo 11 Reunion, by Jody Rawley
- The Big Event – Space Week, by Marcia Allen
- The Truth About the Skylab Crew “Revolt”, by B. J. Bluth, Ph.D.
L5 News, October 1979
20 pages, 5.5 MB PDF
Editor: Jennifer L. Atkins
- Free Enterprise and the Proposed Moon Treaty, Part 1, by Art Dula
- Space Foxholes, or Beetle Bailey in Orbit, by H. Keith Henson
- How to Be a Successful Inventor, by Carolyn Henson
- The Asteroid/Meteorite Connection, by Stewart Nozette
- On to the Stars: Dr. Robert W. Bussard
- Sunsat Energy Council’s Letter to President Carter
- Space Industrialization: How to Design for Success, by J. Peter Vajk
L5 News, November 1979
20 pages, 5.7 MB PDF
Editorial Staff: Jennifer L. Atkins, Annita Harlan, Carolyn Henson
- Lightsail Update, by Eric Drexler
- Free Enterprise and the Proposed Moon Treaty, Part 2, by Art Dula
- Shuttle Express, by Ed Bas
- Studying Flares From Space, by Joseph Rothenberg
- L5 Sparks Moon Treaty Opposition, by Carolyn Henson
- Space Colonization in the Classroom, by Lawrence C. Wolken
L5 News, December 1979
20 pages, 6.2 MB PDF
Editorial Staff: Annita Harlan, Carolyn Henson, Arel Lucas
- L5 Society in Transition
- More on Lightsails
- Moon Treaty: Boston L5 Lobbies in Washington, by Chris Peterson
- Metalaw and the Moon, by Arel Lucas
- Ratiner Attacks Moon Treaty, by Arel Lucas
- Proxmire’s Waterloo? by Ken McCormick
- IAF Congress: “Future of Mankind” Has a Russian Flavor, by Frederick H. Osborn, Jr.
