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Omni July 1991 |
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SPACEWARD HO! |
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Cover Art: Do we still dream eagerly of space travel? Of great vessels voyaging between worlds and among the stars? Cover artist Chris Moore certainly has such dreams. Where are Moore's spacecraft bound? Hard to say. But at least they are unbound by gravity, their great energies free to strain toward distant frontiers. |
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Contents / Articles
First Word The light of glasnost has revealed a Soviet space program badly in need of rejuvenation. But the Soviet Union's economic crisis, warns this ex-Soviet space official, may force the public to choose between food and rockets. by Roald Sagdeev Omnibus The Who's Who of contributing authors Communications Readers' Writes Space Having mastered the art of gradually cornering vulnerable high-tech markets, Japan turns its attention to the commercial space areas. It's learned how to be a contender without being a big spender by Jerry Grey Transport If it's three o'clock, this must be Spain: Travelers will zoom in comfort through Europe on a high-speed rail network now on the drawing board. by W.E. Gutman Earth The world's oldest living giant trees stand deep in a Chilean forest, but their days may be numbered. by Shari Rudavsky Books The profits from Project Solar Sail will help send solar sails to the moon. by Patricia Barnes-Svarney Continuum Vindicating vegetarianism; beware the monster sand dunes; the toilet plunger - out of the bathroom and into the operating room; and more Rim Shots Considered too remote for the Apollo program, the Pacific Rim has become the hot spot for spaceports in the works. But a boom in space launches in the Pacific could sound the death knell for the US Space Industry by Tom Dworetzky Spaceward Ho! The covered wagons may look a little different, but we'll settle space much the same way we did the Western frontier - with the government leading the way. Private industry will need federal help to develop space, just as it did to build the West's railroads and dams. by Ben Bova and Stephen L. Gillett The Greenhouse Effect: Apocalypse Now or Chicken Little? While the scientists predict that the most drastic results of the greenhouse effect won't be felt for some years a lot of people are already getting hot under the collar. Taking a look at the planet's periodic climate changes might help them - and the earth - cool down. by Robert Silverberg Pictorial: Lost Ark Where the wild things are: Drawing the animals one by one, Dugald Stermer creates a naturalistic Noah's Ark. by Sandy Fritz Interview W. French Anderson has not only unlocked many of the secrets locked in DNA, he has also put them to practical use. by Kathleen McAuliffe Fiction: Stigmata Deep in the tangled, vibrant rain forest, a man stuggles to escape his memories of a lost love and searchs for truth. by Robert Frazier Antimatter A UFO unites contentious Belgium; vampire bats may be moving to Florida, but they're not retiring; a modern-day Dracula and the original's stolen ring; and more Star Tech Tools for the twenty-first century Video Games A look at the new game system shows that undisputed champion Nintendo has some serious challengers. The quality and availability of games will determine which systems can go the distance by Bob Lindstrom Games At a puzzle convention, enthusiasts display the latest unconventional creations by Scot Morris Last Word There are no new ideas, only old radio waves masquerading as new ideas. by Stan Sinberg |
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