The magazine's new subtitle, "The Multi-Media Science Fiction Magazine" reflected most of the changes.
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Additionally, the magazine expanded into professional and non-professional fan fiction and comic strips. and the coverage expanded to other RPGs and table-top games, both by FASA (such as their Doctor Who RPG and Battletech games) and not.
"Boarding Party", Star Trek Menagerie, "Coronation Presumptuous", Quartermaster Corps, Jaynz Ships of the Galaxyįrom issues 8 to 11 (of which 9 to 11 are referred to in the publishing notes as "Volume 2"), publication was taken over by Associates International, Inc. The most notable columns in the magazine at this point were "Ask Starfleet Command" (the letters column, focusing on rule clarifications), "Making Your First Million" (an "active" supplement to Trader Captains and Merchant Princes) and "Jaynz Ships of the Galaxy" (new starship designs to use with the game, often relating to one of the new adventure modules published in each issue).Īdventure: The Serpent Factor, Alcohol and Starfleet, Starship Troopers, Space Dock, Making Your First Million, Jaynz Ships of the GalaxyĪdventure: Deneva Deception, Vulcan, Force of Law, Star Trek Menagerie, Making Your First Million (part 2), "The Killax Vendetta", Jaynz Ships of the GalaxyĪdventure: Safari in Violet, "Planetfall", Personnel File UFP, Understanding Warp Drive, Making Your First Million (part 3), Tau Omega III, Interview: James Doohan, Jaynz Ships of the GalaxyĪdventure: Continuing the Line, "Carrier", Making Your First Million (part 4), Robots in Star Trek, "The Soul of Caesar", Quartermaster Corps, Jaynz Ships of the Galaxy Most of the articles were written by the same authors that worked on the game. Its subtitle called it "The Magazine of Science Fiction and Gaming", even though it focused primarily on their Star Trek Role Playing Game and its supplements. The magazine's first seven issues (two were "double issues", making the run five in total) were originally published by FASA.
2 Associates International issues (Vol 2). It will still contain enough iron to attract a magnet, and small meteorites will jump onto a magnet with a definite "click". Notice the score line near the centre – a farmer hit this meteorite with his plough!ĭespite the ugly rust, these meteorites still have great interest to scientists and collectors alike. This is a very good example of how a newly found British meteorite will look. Long exposure to our damp climate has completely rusted this stony meteorite, inside and out. After a longer time, it may rust enough to appear completely orange, or it may have weathered away altogether, leaving behind a piece of rock that's entirely stained with flaking brown rust. Depending on exactly how long it's been lying on the ground and exposed to the elements, the fusion crust may appear orange with small and faint patches of the original black. Unless a meteorite is seen to fall and discovered within a few days - or weeks at the most- the exterior fusion crust of a meteorite will show signs of rusting on its surface. The effects of the damp British climate are beginning to rust the surface of this stony meteorite.Ī few more weeks of rain and this stone would have been entirely rust-red. In the wet and humid Great British Outdoors, the killer rust can attack and disintegrate a meteorite in exactly the same way as it can disintegrate Earthly iron. This metal content is a great help in identifying a meteorite – BUT, it's also a big problem for the long-term survival of meteorites. The commonest type of stony meteorites contain iron metal - either as small and shiny flecks mixed within the stone, or as microscopic pieces too small to be seen.Ī true meteorite will almost always draw a magnet. Quickly recovered after it fell, this meteorite shows fresh, blackįusion crust and a light coloured stony interior. When the interior of the stone is exposed, a stark contrast between the light coloured stony interior and the dark black outer fusion crust is very noticeable. If they hit a particularly hard surface on the ground, they will probably chip or break into several pieces. The black colouration is called fusion crust – this is a thin but tough "skin" all over the meteorite, and a remnant of the heating and melting during flight.įreshly fallen meteorites, quickly recovered after they fall, will be black over all or most of their outer surface. Sharp points and edges will be smoothed by melting during flight through our atmosphere, leaving the appearance of a smooth, angular black rock. The shape of a meteorite is never the same twice and can never be perfectly spherical.
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