1/29 IF part 1 1/31 IF part 2 April 1959 Galaxy Part 1 April 1959 Galaxy Part 2 April 1959 Galaxy Part 3 April 1959 Astounding Part 1 April 1959 Astounding Part 2 April 1959 F&SF Part 1 April 1959 F&SF Part 2 April 1959 F&SF Part 3 2 free slots THe Fly? 2/2 Gal Part 1 2/4 Day the music died 2/6 Gal Part 2 2/8 Gal Part 3 2/10 Mercury 2/12 Ast part 1 2/14 Ast part 2 2/16 Nine Tomorrows 1 2/18 Vanguard 2 2/20 Nine Tomorrows 2 2/22 Nine Tomorrows 3 2/24 F&SF 1 2/26 F&SF 2 2/28 F&SF 3 May 1959 Astounding Part 1 May 1959 Astounding Part 2 May 1959 Astounding Part 3 (Pirates of Ersatz) May 1959 F&SF Part 2 May 1959 F&SF Part 3 Satellite last issue The Blob (movie?) State of the Triad (B-36 retired, ICBMs and Thors on station) The alien 2 free slots 3/2 Discoverer 3/4 Pioneer 4 3/6 May 1959 F&SF Part 1 3/8 3/10 3/12 3/14 3/16 3/18 3/20 Argus 3/22 3/24 3/26 3/28 3/30 June 1959 Astounding Part 1 June 1959 Astounding Part 2 June 1959 Galaxy Part 2 June 1959 Galaxy Part 3 June 1959 Satellite It! June 1959 F&SF Part 1 June 1959 F&SF Part 2 4/9 Announcement of Mercury astronauts? (and look for other Mercury milestones) 4/11 June 1959 Galaxy Part 1 4/14 gal 2nd part 4/16 Discoverer 2?/ Vanguard failure/ atlas failure (sure russians having no such trouble) 4/18 4/21 4/23 4/25 4/28 4/30 5/16 Invisible Invaders (movie) 5/22 The World, the Flesh and the Devil (movie) 7th voyage of sinbad? Comics 6/2 Galaxy 1 6/4 Discoverer 3? 6/6 Galaxy 2 6/9 F&SF 1 6/11 F&SF2 6/13 Skipped 6/16 World, Flesh, Devil 6/18 Astounding 1 6/20 (Skipped) 6/23 Astounding 2 6/25 Vanguard failure 6/27 Discoverer 4? 6/30 August F&SF Teenagers from Outer Space Fantastic Stories format change (to monthly and slick) 7/2 F&SF 2 7/4 IF 1 7/7 IF2 7/9 http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/july59.html 7/11GINCHIEST 7/14 Russian dogs #2 7/16 7/18 Explorer S-6 fail 7/21 7/23 7/25 Plan 9? (movie) 7/28 7/30 Super-Science fiction last issue Little Joe 1 8/2 8/4 8/6 8/8 Explorer 6! 8/11 Gal 1 8/13 Gal 2 8/15 Discoverer 5/Beacon 2/Titan mishap 8/18 Astounding 1 8/20 Discoverer 6? 8/22 Little Joe 1 8/25 Sinbad 8/27 Ast 2 8/29 If 1 Hugos Any Mercury stuff? 9/1 Polaris mention, 9/3 sEPT IF part 2Super Science Fiction mention? 9/5 oCT F&SF 1 (WorldCon has begun!) 9/8 Worldcon 17 (Detention) 9/10 Oct F&SF 2 9/12 Luna 2 start 9/15 Luna 2 results (note coincidence with Khruschev's visit) 9/17 Ast 1, first manned X_15 flight (Scott Crossfield) 9/19 Transit 1a/ Vanguard 3 (loaunched 9/18) 9/22 SKIP 9/24 Ast 2 9/26 Ast 3 9/29 Explorer 6 picture and results Canticle for Leibowitz Nov F&SF Nov IF Nov Ast Seattle (take a book?) Vanguard 3 results 10/1 SKIP 10/3 First ep of Twilight Zone 10/6 Luna 3 results 10/8 Ast 1 10/10 Ast 2 10/13 GGC wrap-up (Canticle?) 10/15 Explorer 7 10/17 TZ 2&3 10/20 If 1 10/22 If 2 10/24 4D Man (movie)/Anniversary mention 10/27 F&SF 1 10/29 F&SF 2 10/31 TZ 4&5? Dec Gal Dec Ast Dec F&SF 11/3 SKIP 11/5 SKIP 11/6 Galaxy 1 11/10 Quiz Show; Crossfield crash; Discoverer 7? 11/12 Galaxy 2 11/14 Twilight Zone x3 11/17 F&SF 11/19 F&SF 11/21 Ast? 11/24 Discoverer 8? 11/27 Angry Red Planet (movie) 11/29 Atlas Able P-3 1959 mags wrap-up Jan If Jan Ast Jan F&SF Menace from Earth 12/1 Atomic Submarine (movie) 12/3 12/5 Little Joe 2s (lj-1a 11-4-2014) 12/8 12/10 12/12 Vanguard 3 results (end of 84 days-trans ended 12-11) mag field instability due to solar radiation--solar xray observatory failed due to van allens--corona gens them, known since 40ss 12/15 12/17 Journey to the center of the earth (movie) 12/19 On the Beach (movie) 12/22 12/24 12/26 12/29 12/31 Space science wrap up--geophysical. Radition, agnetic fields, atmospheric density, head balance. 1960 The Time Machine