Established 1990

Web Site Editor: Mike Bryce | President: David J Shayler

Secretary: Dave Evetts | Honorary Secretary: Andy Salmon

Honorary Member: Helen Sharman OBE

The MSS Shop

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The Apollo 13 postal cover is now available to mark the 40th anniversary. Only 10 numbered copies have been made and they are priced at £1.20 each. A small number of the previous Apollo 8-12 40th anniversary covers are still available. All the Apollo Moon missions will be marked with similar covers to make a complete set. In accordance with history there will be a short pause before the Apollo 14 cover is ready.

The MSS emblem is available on a pin badge. The round badge is 38mm (1.5") across with a safety-pin type fixing. Wear it with pride and look out for other MSS members. Badges are £1 each including postage, or a mere 50p each if I can place it directly in your hand.

Press Kits - most space missions have a press kit posted on the internet. MSS can print off a copy for you. Prices depend on whether it is in black-and-white or colour and loose-leaf or bound.

The latest mission by space shuttle Discovery to the ISS was STS-131, a supply run with Leonardo. Recent Space Shuttle missions include STS-130 with the Tranquility module, STS-129 “Stocking the Station” and the latest ISS Expedition 23/24 “Science for Six” press kit.

CD or disk versions are cheaper than paper versions. All the press kits are Adobe Acrobat .pdf documents and can be supplied on a 3.5" disk (Yes! I still have some!) if the document is small, or on a CD which will hold several or even a DVD which hold absolutely loads. The Acrobat reader software can be supplied free if you need it.

Contact the shop for information on the kits we have available or if there is one you want.

Loan Library

NASA STS-51B astronaut Don Lind spoke in Birmingham in October 2000. We have a recording for loan to MSS members thanks to Alan Marlow. Contact the MSS Shop to borrow this audio CD.

Make cheques and postal orders payable to Midland Spaceflight Society, please. Where prices do not include postage, either call and check, or add your best guess and any excess over actual cost will be refunded. Subscriptions, shop orders and loan requests go to the MSS Secretary: Dave Evetts, 124 Stanhope Road, Smethwick B67 6HP. Tel. 0121 429 8606 (evenings & weekends only) or e-mail mss.shop@midspace.org.uk.

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