The New Mexico Museum of Space History (NMMSH) is pleased to announce the publication of Issue 11 of its magazine, The New Mexico Space Journal after a hiatus of more than two years. Issue 11 continues the series detailing military mishaps in the Tularosa Basin by Wayne O. Mattson, (USAF Col., Ret.) with his article ‘Boom!’ which recounts incidents in the area from 1954 to 1959. Also in Issue 11 is the first in a five-part series on the early history of astronomy ‘Astronomers Before Telescopes,’ written by Jim Mayberry, NMMSH Assistant Curator. This first installment, entitled ‘Age of Giants,’ examines the growth of astronomy from its beginnings in ancient Egypt and Sumer to the fall of the Roman Empire in AD 476. Accompanying the article is a glossary of terms, a discussion of ‘Early Astronomers in Popular Culture,’ and several other items related to the birth of astronomy.

E-published by the New Mexico Museum of Space History, “New Mexico Space Journal” is now available for download: Space Journal No. 11, Fall 2009 (PDF)