PUBLISHER

1988 to 1990

Portfolio, Helen Gavaghan, Sole Tradership

1988

1989

1990

During 1988-1990 I also wrote news and features, and commissioned and edited features.

1988
Britain balks at the bill for remote sensing, New Scientist 120 (1644): 9-10 Dec 24.
Britain backs ESA into a corner, New Scientist 120 (1643): 7-7 Dec 17.
Britain and Japan squeeze gas from coal, New Scientist 120 (1643): 15-15 Dec 17.
Tilt-rotors put a new slant on military helicopters New Scientist 120 (1643): 16-16 Dec 17.Europe turns its sights towards Saturn, New Scientist 120 (1640): 18-18 Nov 26.
Science takes the stage in Ghandi's India, New Scientist 120 (1637): 28-30 Nov 5.
India's practical path to space, New Scientist 120 (1637): 28-30 Nov 5.
Short-circuit cripples India's broadcasts, New Scientist 120 (1636): 37-37 Oct 29.
Come fly to Mars - the Soviet Union opens the passenger list, New Scientist 120 (1635): 30-30 Oct 22.
Spaceplane designs elude Europe's engineers, New Scientist 120 (1635): 36-36 Oct 22.
Pacified missiles could launch research satellites, New Scientist 120 (1634): 24-24 Oct 15.
Communication breakdown Mars mission to Red planet, New Scientist 120 (1633): 18-18 Oct 8.
Soviet satellite nears Earth with unspent fuel, New Scientist 119 (1632): 31-31 Sep 29.
New generation of aeroengines takes to the skies, New Scientist119 (1629): 44-44 Sep 8.
The questions Piper Alpha left behind, New Scientist 119 (1629): 45-48 Sep 1.
Electricity Industry examines radiation hazards, New Scientist 119 (1628): 46-46 Sep 1.
Europe heads for the Sun... while Britain continues to cast a shadow, New Scientist 119 (1627): 25-25 Aug 25.

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Europe examines room for growth in space research, New Scientist 119 (1626): 24-24 Aug 18.
Nuclear research reaches for the sky, New Scientist 119 (1625): 21-21 Aug 11.
Sideways spin takes the weight off oil platforms, New Scientist 119 (1625): 35-35 Aug 11.
Europe's satellite operator launches into the marketplace, New Scientist 119 (1623): 41-41 Jul 28.
A Moon with a view, New Scientist 119 (1623): 49-52 Jul 28.
Piper may call tune for North-sea safety, New Scientist 119 (1621): 29-30 Jul 14.
Children give Britain's space program a rocket, New Scientist 119 (1621): 43-43 Jul 14.
Soviet space probes make for the red planet, New Scientist 119 (1620): 27-27 Jul 7.
Crash fuels worries about computers aboard Airbus, New Scientist 118 (1619): 36-36 Jun 30.
Ariane lifts European satellite business, New Scientist 118 (1618): 45-45 Jun 23.
Patent laws impede Britain's biosciences, New Scientist 118 (1617): 33-33 Jun 16.

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The private life of an aero-engine manufacturer, New Scientist 118 (1617): 48-48 Jun 16.
Japan takes its place in orbit, New Scientist 118 (1615): 30-31 Jun 2.
Mission to planet Earth gathers pace, New Scientist 118 (1612): 30-30 May 12.
NASA cuts its cloth for science in space, New Scientist 118 (1610): 31-31 Apr 28.
New SDI package leaves United States vulnerable, New Scientist 118 (1609): 25-25 Apr 21.
Fraud investigation probes the Baltimore Affair, New Scientist 118 (1609): 26-26 Apr 21.
American researchers covered up scientific fraud, New Scientist 118 (1608): 22-22 Apr 14.
American biotechnology piles up at the checkout, New Scientist 118 (1607): 20-20 Apr 7.
Science suffers as Congress cuts spending plans, New Scientist 117 (1606): 28-28 Mar 31.
Chinese weed joins the antimalarial arsenal, New Scientist 117 (1606): 28-28 Mar 31.
Star-Wars tests jeopardize missile treaty, New Scientist 117 (1605): 34-34 Mar 24.
Shuttle set to rescue marooned satellite, New Scientist 117 (1604): 26-26 Mar 17.
NASA fails to learn the lessons of Challenger, New Scientist 117 (1603): 21-21 Mar 10.
AIDS commission seeks more cash for basic research, New Scientist 117 (1603): 27-27 Mar 10.

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Reagan shoots high to hit the spot, New Scientist 117 (1603: 40-40 Mar 10.
Sprinklers could save lives in aircraft fires, New Scientist 117 (1600): 23-23 Feb 18.
Transatlantic deal on space station materialises at last, New Scientist 117 (1596): 27-27 Jan 21.
A new framework for the national gridiron, New Scientist 117 (1595): 58-62 Jan 14.

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1989
Pedal power lifts helicopter into history, New Scientist 124 (1696-7): 24-24 Dec 23.
Effect of global warming on sea levels overestimated, New Scientist 124 (1695): 117#45;11 Dec 16.
NASA names a date for the first people on Mars, New Scientist 124 (1695): 23-23 Dec 16.
Soviet-Union moves towards greater cooperation in space, New Scientist 124 (1688): 27-27 Oct 28.
Catastrophic collisions in orbit could stop space research, New Scientist 124 (1687): 40-40 Oct 21.
Fears over pollution give hydrogen a lift, New Scientist 124 (1685): 36-36 Oct 7.
Bush drive for clean air, New Scientist 124 (1685): Oct 7.
A celestial odyssey for Galileo, New Scientist 124 (1685): 53-57 Oct 7.
Ministers plan for internal energy market by 1992, New Scientist 123 (1684): 25-25 Sep 30.
Chemical weapons feel the heat, New Scientist 123 (1681): 37-38 Sep 9.
Remodelled space station would have glory but no power, New Scientist 123 (1680): 26-26 Sep 2.
Satellite measurements on solid ground, New Scientist 123 (1680): 27-28 Sep 2.
Downgraded space station dismays United States partners, New Scientist 123 (1679): 20-20 Aug 26.
Computers in cockpits breed pilot complacency New Scientist 123 (1679): 33-33 Aug 26.
Red planet in sight, Bush delight, New Scientist 123 (1679): 20-20 Jul 29.

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An expedition to Earth, New Scientist 123 (1675): 26-27 Jul 29.
Poached paper challenges peer-review process, New Scientist 123 (1674): 24-24 Jul 22.
Search for the Moon's secret water, New Scientist 123 (1673): 40-40 Jul 15.
Space Council may save the United States hypersonic plane, New Scientist 123 (1672): 44-44 Jul 8.
Aromatics poison ocean in new oil spills, New Scientist 123 (1671): 36-36 Jul 1.
Hydrogen becomes a metal under pressure, New Scientist 123 (1671): 42-42 Jul 1.
Air authorities at odds over faulty engines, New Scientist 122 (1670): 30-30 Jun 24.
Verification talks could stall START talks, New Scientist 122 (1668): 33-33 Jun 17.
Taking the twinkle out of Stars, New Scientist 122 (1668): 34-34 Jun 10.
Tritium moratorium could hasten disarmament, New Scientist 122 (1667): 24-24 Jun 3.
NASA in a spin over space station, New Scientist 122 (1666): 33-33 May 27.
Forensic studies could solve case of scientific misconduct, New Scientist 122 (1665): 29-29 May 20.
United States - The Model Office, New Scientist 122 (1665): 29-29 May 20.
Tempers flare in a war of scientific semantics, New Scientist 122 (1664): 30-30 May 13.
United States makes room for partners in space, New Scientist 122 (1663): 21-21 May 6.
American Glasnost explains problems with gamma rays, New Scientist 122 (1663): 31-31 May 6.
Magellan makes ready for flight to Venus, New Scientist 122 (1662): 21-21 Apr 29.
Bush names a champion for science, New Scientist 122 (1662): 26-26 Apr 29
Satellite-watchers at the bottom of the garden, New Scientist 122 (1662): 26-26 Apr 29.
Vietnam looks to western science, New Scientist 122 (1662): 45-49 Apr 29.
Mars program in jeopardy as mission fails, New Scientist 122 (1660): 20-20 Apr 15.
Takeover battle threatens semiconductor research center, New Scientist 122 (1660): 20-20 Apr 15.
Space industry seeks out tough --to check--, New Scientist 122 (1660): 28-28 Apr 15.
Poisonous prelude to a precarious mission, New Scientist 122 (1659): 22-22 Apr 8.
Britain scythes fram research, New Scientist 121 (1658): 19-19 Apr 1.
Britain floats double-barrelled ships, New Scientist 121 (1657): 29-29 Mar 25.
Slapdash welding sparked aircraft fire at Manchester, New Scientist 121 (1656): 28-28 Mar 18.

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Europe set to reject British satellite, New Scientist 121 (1651): 30-30 Feb 11.
Automated bridge for the ship of the future, New Scientist 121 (1649): 41-41 Jan 28.
The safety Odyssey that destroyed an oil rig, New Scientist 121 (1647): 25-25 Jan 21.
Failing engines puzzle air crash investigators, New Scientist 121 (1647): 28-28 Jan 14.
Probes tow the line as spacecraft prepare for orbit around Mars, New Scientist 121 (1647): 38-38 Jan 14.
Directors line up to sniff out plastic explosives, New Scientist 121 (1646): 23-23 Jan 7.

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1990
Joyce, C., Gavaghan, H,. et al. (1990). Fewer Guns but Not Much Butter in Bush Budget - Though Still Plenty for Star-Wars. New Scientist 125(1702): 28-28.
Active Sun Runs Rings around Space Engineers. New Scientist 125(1699): 32-32.
Ozone Culprits Named by American Pressure Group. New Scientist 125(1701): 30-30.
Nasa Report Sparks Tug of War over Control of Space Policy. New Scientist 125(1701): 26-26.
Nasa Moves to Defuse Space Station Row. New Scientist 125(1703): 24-24.
Bush Rejects Scientists Call for Action on Global Warming. New Scientist 125(1703): 23-23.
Americans Deprived of Contraceptive Choice, Says Report. New Scientist 125(1704): 24-24.
European-Nations Want Action Now on Global Warming. New Scientist 125(1704): 20-20.
Protest Groups Move to Halt Space Mission. New Scientist 125(1706): 19-19.
California Cleans up Its Cars with Methanol. New Scientist 125(1707): 39-39.
Japan May Help United-States to Explore Mars and the Moon. New Scientist 125(1709): 23-23.
America Cuts Its Launchers Down to Size. New Scientist 125(1710): 33-33.

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New Row over Plans for United-States Space Station. New Scientist 125(1710): 26-26.
Astronomy Takes Off. New Scientist 126(1711): 48-53.
Gene-Therapy - the Struggle for Acceptance. New Scientist126(1711): 28-28.
Electric Cars Drive Away with a Tankful of Electrolyte. New Scientist 126(1712): 27-27.
3-Mile-Island Group Wins Battle for Radiation Data. New Scientist 126(1712): 21-21.
The Forgotten Rag That Brought Down Ariane. New Scientist 126(1713): 25-25.
Chinese Crystal Makes Sense of Silicon Chemistry. New Scientist 126(1714): 43-43.
Long Haul Ahead for Concordes Successor. New Scientist 126(1717): 34-34.
Europe Space Science Short of Money. New Scientist 126(1721): 25-25.

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Thirsty Amphibian Quenches Fires. New Scientist 126(1722): 40-40.
Satellite Operators Home in on Mobile Messages. New Scientist 126(1722): 40-40.
Dangerous Drugs in Armenian Aid. New Scientist126(1722): 28-28.
Hostilities Sharpen at Embattled Museum. New Scientist 126(1722): 28-28.
Britain Fails to Harvest Full Fruits of Biotechnology. New Scientist 126(1722): 28-28.
MPs Accuse Nuclear Industry of Distorting Costs. New Scientist 126(1723): 34-34.
Design Flaw Cripples Hubble Telescope. New Scientist 127(1724): 17-17.
Europe Prepares for Its Next Step in Space. New Scientist 127(1729): 24-25.
Helicopter Cuts Rotor for Safer Flight. New Scientist 127(1734): 35-35.
USSR Space Scientists Seek Nasa-Style Agency. New Scientist 127(1734): 25-25.
Britain Calls for European Remote-Sensing Agency. New Scientist 127(1733): 44-44.
Odyssey over the Top of the Sun. New Scientist 127(1736): 32-33.
Mechanical Athletes Totter Towards Olympic Glory. New Scientist 128(1737): 31-31.
Ulysses Heads for the Sun. New Scientist 128(1738): 8-8.
Germany Reveals Plans for Flying into Space. New Scientist 128(1739): 27-27.
Germany Applies Brakes to Europe Space Plans. New Scientist 128(1739): 13-13.
Aircraft Firefighters Learn a New Drill. New Scientist 128(1741): 31-31.
Human Error in the Air. New Scientist 128(1743): 23-24.
Piper-Alpha Rewrites the Rules on Offshore Safety. New Scientist 128(1743): 17-17.
The Dangers Faced by Ships in Port. New Scientist 128(1744): 29-29.
Armed for Exploitation. New Scientist 128(1747): 16-17.
Ulysses Troubled Voyage to the Sun. New Scientist 128(1748-9): 7-7.

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