Harry Turner : Editor of "The Astronaut"

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The Astronaut, June 1937, front cover
The Astronaut, August 1937, front cover

The Astronaut, the pre-war journal of the Manchester Interplanetary Society, started off in a foolscap sewn
then stapled format. Soon, however, it switched to the professionally printed format of its contemporaries.
Facsimiles are available of The Astronaut issues shown here:
Issue #2, June 1937 | Issue #3, August 1937 | Vol. 2 No. 2, August 1938

Astronautics No. 34, 1936, front cover
The Astronaut Vol. 2 No. 2, 1938, front cover

Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, December 1937, front cover Spacewards Vol. VI No. 2, 1945, front cover
Spacewards, Organ of the Combined British Astronautical Societies, January 1945, front cover

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The Astronaut, the pre-war journal of the Manchester Interplanetary Society, started off in a foolscap sewn then stapled format. Soon, however, it switched to the professionally printed format of its contemporaries. Facsimiles are available of The Astronaut issues shown here: Issue #2, June 1937 \| Issue #3, August 1937 \| Vol. 2 No. 2, August 1938
Astronautics No. 34, 1936, front cover	The Astronaut Vol. 2 No. 2, 1938, front cover
Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, December 1937, front cover	Spacewards, Organ of the Combined British Astronautical Societies, January 1945, front cover