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Topic: Status of "Liftoff" Magazine?
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PowerCat
Member Posts: 193
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 07-12-2006 09:39 AM
   
Does anyone else have a subscription to "Liftoff" magazine, the launch program sold at KSC? I had a subscription and received one for STS-114. I called the Kennedy Space Center gift shop and they said there was no issue for STS-121. Did the magazine go out of business. There was no phone call when I searched the website at www.liftoffmag.com. Any help would be appreciated. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-26-2006 08:56 AM
quote:
Originally posted by PowerCat:
Does anyone else have a subscription to "Liftoff" magazine, the launch program sold at KSC? I had a subscription and received one for STS-114. I called the Kennedy Space Center gift shop and they said there was no issue for STS-121. Did the magazine go out of business. There was no phone call when I searched the website at www.liftoffmag.com. Any help would be appreciated.
Powercat, I found the following message posts on Google sci.space.shuttle newsgroup that may be of interest to you: I subscribed to this magazine for 10 issues. I got the double-sized one
for STS-114, which counted as two issues, but nothing for STS-121 or
STS-115. I sent them a note and have not heard back. Is anyone else
having this problem? I sure miss STS Mission Profiles. Thanks. Mark Lopa ------------------------------------
Reply good morning Mark YES, i got a note from the Space Shop, that for STS-121 will be no Lift-Off
Magazine. But, i don't know why! Greetings from Switzerland Roger
---------------------- Chris. |
PowerCat
Member Posts: 193
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 07-26-2006 09:34 AM
Thanks for the reply! I tried to e-mail and call again yesterday with no success.PowerCat |
PowerCat
Member Posts: 193
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 08-29-2006 10:52 AM
Today I contacted the Trenton, MI office that printed "Liftoff" magazine. The magazine has been discontinued due to a conflict between KSC and the publisher. According to the printers, old issues are being sold, printer assets are being sold, and the remaining monies for already paid subscriptions are to be divided by percentage of remaining issues one had left. It sounds like subscribers will not be reimbursed totally for their remaining subscriptions. I thought I would let those who might have had a subscription know what happened.PowerCat |
Dwayne Day
Member Posts: 532
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Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 08-29-2006 12:56 PM
Who was the editor and who were the writers? |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-29-2006 07:22 PM
Didn't the folks at KSC collect the subscriptions? Or were they part of the annual pass? I don't remember sending my check to Trenton.Tim |
PowerCat
Member Posts: 193
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 08-30-2006 07:21 AM
The senior editor of "Liftoff" is Marion Hall. The staff writer was Lauren Thackeray. I was told the staff was let go before any issue for STS-121 or STS-115 could be developed.The company that I sent my check to was made out to Transworld Publications. The address of the company is:
Liftoff Magazine
P.O. Box 137
Trenton, MI 48183 PowerCat |
Dwayne Day
Member Posts: 532
From:
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 08-30-2006 10:04 AM
Thanks for the names. I just found a copy of the mag and looked at their masthead. I didn't recognize any of the names. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 08-30-2006 10:33 AM
quote:
Originally posted by PowerCat:
Today I contacted the Trenton, MI office that printed "Liftoff" magazine. The magazine has been discontinued due to a conflict between KSC and the publisher. According to the printers, old issues are being sold, printer assets are being sold, and the remaining monies for already paid subscriptions are to be divided by percentage of remaining issues one had left. It sounds like subscribers will not be reimbursed totally for their remaining subscriptions. I thought I would let those who might have had a subscription know what happened.PowerCat
Another victim of the US Postal Service, like STS Mission Profiles?
Or is it because some services at KSC (their web site for one) has been transferred to an outside contractor, and that contractor may have felt that it was not worth publishing- after all, there has a been a flight hiatus for 2 years after Columbia and again one year between the two Discovery flights. It was also maybe redundant with what's on their web site....Just suggestions.
Chris. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-28-2006 04:04 PM
I have contacted the editor of Liftoff magazine and unfortunately they are no longer going to be making anymore issue due to conflict with KSC. I have purchased back issues of the magazine and I have all issues except for the STS-104 issue. If anyone who reads this post has an extra copy of this issue I would like to contact you to purchase it to make my collection complete. Thank you for your cooperation |
art540
Member Posts: 432
From: Orange, California USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 09-29-2006 03:24 PM
A few years ago when Glen Swanson created Liftoff magazine he was not allowed to use the name due to a book title and so it became Quest. What a shame.Art LeBrun |
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