Author Topic: Spaceflight Magazine (Read 212128 times)

aurora899 · « **Reply #301 on:** 03/10/2022 10:50 am »

A preview of the April 2022 cover. The BIS Website still hasn't been updated for the 2022 issues!

aurora899 · « **Reply #302 on:** 04/14/2022 11:44 am »

A preview of the May 2022 cover.

theonlyspace · « **Reply #303 on:** 04/14/2022 12:47 pm »

I renewed my 2022 subscription. I have yet to receive my Print issue for March 2022 and April 2022 magazine. I emailed them several time and no response. After paying them a outrageous amount of 148 dollars USA for 1 year over 65 age I feel I should get better service.

Blackstar · « **Reply #304 on:** 04/14/2022 01:32 pm »

I get the sense that they're having some problems. Website has not been updated in awhile, and now you say that they're not fulfilling their subscriptions (at least to you). Anecdotes, or part of a bigger problem?

I want them to succeed, but I don't feel like they treated me professionally in the recent past. And maybe that too was part of a bigger problem, like money shortages.

LtCmdr · « **Reply #305 on:** 04/14/2022 03:35 pm »

Indeed, no reply to e-mails and not even a free copie of the magazine which holds a writer's article.
Supported the BIS for almost 30 years... but 2022 will be the last

Nick · « **Reply #306 on:** 04/16/2022 02:54 pm »

I've been a member/Fellow for >50 years. Every so often they seem to lapse into chaos.

I had an email in February saying that I'd have a notification soon about my subscription direct debit under the new subscription regime, which was laid out in the email. Nothing.

My print magazines (Spaceflight & Chronicle) are still arriving, but I have no access to digital Spaceflight after January, no digital access to Chronicle at all, even though I paid for last year's, and no digital access to JBIS (which, as a Fellow, I should have under the new regime). Meanwhile, they have no money from me.

It's no use publishing cracking magazines, and organising meetings by the bucket load if you don't do the basics of collecting your subs four months into into the year. That way, only misery lies...

Shame.

Blackstar · « **Reply #307 on:** 04/16/2022 07:47 pm »

Quote from: Nick on 04/16/2022 02:54 pm

I've been a member/Fellow for >50 years. Every so often they seem to lapse into chaos.

I think that is a fair statement. They've gone through some rough patches in the past. Maybe they'll recover from this one as well. I just find it so disappointing. At the risk of beating my same drum, I did not think they treated me professionally after I contributed so much over a quarter century. And when they asked me to start contributing again, my requirements for doing so were totally reasonable, and yet they couldn't even meet that. It indicated to me that there's a mushy center at the core of this apple.

lamontagne · « **Reply #308 on:** 04/20/2022 09:24 pm »

There is this, that likely is contributing to the chaos, although it may be old news by now:

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-7058/34/05/13 leadership

LtCmdr · « **Reply #309 on:** 04/21/2022 08:27 am »

Indeed lots of complaints about administration, etc...
Founded in 1933... Let's hope the BIS space advocacy will reach its Century birthday $:-\$

LittleBird · « **Reply #310 on:** 04/25/2022 09:52 am »

Quote from: Blackstar on 03/02/2022 10:41 pm

Quote from: daedalus1 on 03/02/2022 10:02 pm
I've got those issues and they have an index in the December edition. I'll look it up in the next few days if you still need it.

Did they run them in December? Let me look in my December editions. I was hoping there was a master list online somewhere.

Sorry, hadn't seen this message before. I think this is what you wanted ? Hope it's still useful.

Re indexes it's worth noting that the indexes for the volumes that were scanned and included on archive.org are also there. I *think* they may be as downloadable files-not true of the magazines in general. Doesn't run far into the present century but goes all the way back.

Blackstar · « **Reply #311 on:** 04/25/2022 07:38 pm »

Quote from: LittleBird on 04/25/2022 09:52 am

Quote from: Blackstar on 03/02/2022 10:41 pm
Quote from: daedalus1 on 03/02/2022 10:02 pm
I've got those issues and they have an index in the December edition. I'll look it up in the next few days if you still need it.

Did they run them in December? Let me look in my December editions. I was hoping there was a master list online somewhere.

Sorry, hadn't seen this message before. I think this is what you wanted ? Hope it's still useful.

That article formed the basis for parts 1 and 2 of my DMSP article. Part 3 was based on another article I wrote years ago and is now 100% written and part 4 (all new) is now 97% written.

I used the tried and true method of pulling the December issues off my shelf and looking up my name. Then going to the article that sounded right. Then scanning it, running OCR, and cleaning it up. Then editing, writing, editing, and editing some more.

LtCmdr · « **Reply #312 on:** 04/29/2022 05:17 pm »

Contacted the BIS London and after the Easter holidays season they're working on the website...
Certainly looking forward to receive the upcoming issue of Space Chronicle

Finn Mac Doreahn · « **Reply #313 on:** 04/29/2022 06:25 pm »

Quote from: LittleBird on 04/25/2022 09:52 am

Quote from: Blackstar on 03/02/2022 10:41 pm
Quote from: daedalus1 on 03/02/2022 10:02 pm
I've got those issues and they have an index in the December edition. I'll look it up in the next few days if you still need it.

Did they run them in December? Let me look in my December editions. I was hoping there was a master list online somewhere.

Sorry, hadn't seen this message before. I think this is what you wanted ? Hope it's still useful.

Re indexes it's worth noting that the indexes for the volumes that were scanned and included on archive.org are also there. I *think* they may be as downloadable files-not true of the magazines in general. Doesn't run far into the present century but goes all the way back.

Not just the indices - from them you can go on to individual issues. The archive covers from the maiden issue in October 1956 (1-1) to December 2014 (56-12). Quite a time sink if you’re into the nitty-gritty of space history.

aurora899 · « **Reply #314 on:** 05/12/2022 09:17 am »

A preview of the June 2022 cover.

LtCmdr · « **Reply #315 on:** 05/12/2022 11:49 am »

After 4 weeks no further updates... everything runs with volunteers, but after a 25 years+ membership, I'm out !

Blackstar · « **Reply #316 on:** 05/12/2022 05:33 pm »

Quote from: LtCmdr on 04/29/2022 05:17 pm

Contacted the BIS London and after the Easter holidays season they're working on the website...
Certainly looking forward to receive the upcoming issue of Space Chronicle

Such a shame. For those of you who have not seen them, both the print issues for Spaceflight and Space Chronicle looked great. Lots of color, good quality paper, nice layout. That's one of the reasons I liked publishing there, because my articles looked so good in print. I even planned on writing more for Space Chronicle before BIS decided that writers were expendable.

aurora899 · « **Reply #317 on:** 06/21/2022 10:53 am »

A first look at the July 2022 cover. The magazine seems a bit late coming out this month.

Blackstar · « **Reply #318 on:** 06/21/2022 01:35 pm »

I see that they have not updated their website for 2022. Have they completely stopped sending out pdfs to subscribers?

aurora899 · « **Reply #319 on:** 07/14/2022 02:19 pm »

A first look at the August 2022 cover. And don't even get me started on the webshop!