Space Travel, September 1958

About this issue

This bimonthly science fiction magazine, edited by William L. Hamling, contains both speculative science articles and fiction. Featured content includes: "The First Trip to Mars" by Henry Bolt, a research engineer offering technical analysis of a Martian-Tellus trajectory with velocity calculations and orbital mechanics; "Space Pilots" by Guenther Schmidt, Ph.D., a science feature examining psychological and physiological requirements for space pilots facing weightlessness, high acceleration, and isolation at millions of miles from Earth; the novelette "The Star Hunter" by Edmond Hamilton; "A Case of Ptomaine," a science fiction short by Harlan Ellison; "The Deadly Mission" by Alexander Blade; and "Tipsy-Turvy Planet" by Larry Fisher. The magazine's editorial emphasizes Mars as the logical next destination after the Moon, noting its thinner atmosphere and the historical fascination with its "canals." Additional departments include lunar flight updates and reader correspondence. The cover depicts a space pilot.