LEGO Technic Magazine – May 1999

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Does life exist on other ‘planets?.
Can we believe in UFOs’ or flying saucers
transporting crews of aliens? 5
\What do we really know about what goes
on in the outer réaches of the Universe
thousands of light years away? : ”

Some people believe alien life exists an other planets
and others say it’s rubbish! So what do YOU think
..2 Couldithiere be extraterrestrials out there?

when Neil Armstrong, the first man on the
moon, spoke those famous words “One small step for
man - one giant step for mankind”, he didn’t report
seeing any alien life. Neither did his partner
Aldrin, who also set foot on the surface.

in the earty 107s, the amierican Space agency
. set up a research project calted SETI -
* the Search for ExtraTefrestifal Intelligence -

igSeptember 1977 - spent more than 20 years in space
before reaching the very edge of gur solar system, dari,
cold and more than 6'é billion miles away. Radio Signals
from that far away take more than 9/é hours travelling at
the speed oftlight to reativeartht

‘Many films and Ty prégrammes have featured life in
outer space. Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana
‘Scully are no strangers to cases involving ,
extraterrestrials and the paranormal in The X Files. *

But how would YOU! know if you'd haan
encounter with an alien? Would it look like anyone
you'd see walking down your road?’ |
If the alien was grey, about 4ft Gins tall, with
no ears or body hair, an oVer-sized head and
black eyes, researchers believe it could very
‘well be Zeta Reticuli from the Zeta Reticuldy
Star system. The clinching feature would be
the four over-sized fingers on each hand! *

‘We search for aliens in space goes on - as it does
closer to home.

UFO experts say they've no doubt that other life forms
Pxist - some airtine pilots have béen unable to explain
some of the things they've seen in the skies.

8)first prize winners Will win all
10 runners-up will receive

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the
moon. Which of his fellow Apollo 11 astronauts was

the second person to do a moonwalk? Was it.

Send your answer together with your name, age, address
and membership number on a

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Voyager 1 - which was launched from Cape Canaveral

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First man in space:
Yuri Gagarin 12th April 61 °
First American in space: .
John Glenn 20th Feb ‘62

First woman in space:
Valentina Terestikova 16th June ‘63
First space walk:

Alexei Leonoy 18th March “65 P
First flight to the moon:
Apollo 8 21st Dec “68
First moon landing:
Apollo 11 16th July 69
First man on the moon:
Neil Armstrong 16th July “69
First Briton in space:
Helen Sharman 18th May ‘91

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And’so the investigations continue.........

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your mates.

So which is the ultimate
SLIZER? Will it be Fire, Ice,
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What will happen when
SUPER SLIZER meets MEGA
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Space Station Mille

Brothers Graham & Richard Hutchinson,
aged 14 and 13, fromLeicester, built their Rescue Vehicle
SCORPIO in just ten hours!

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‘Scorpio can travel for 10 days at maximum speed without
refuelling and even has an auta-homing device to retura to
‘Millennium Space Station. PRED S MART!
From Scorpio to SP + a great Defence Vehicle

to protect Millennium from alien attacks and fying meteors!

ATLANTIS U1 is a Reconnaissance Vehicle created
by Lawrie Doran, 11, from Flixton, Manchester.

‘Atlantis 1 is also capable of carrying out reconnaissance
duties in a hostile environment - it’s fally equipped and
armed with self defence devices and weapons.

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\How to enter!
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Send in a photograph of your-design together with
a name and short description.

Remember to keep your model intact in case it’s
needed for judging:

‘The winner will get a MINDSTORMS
Robotics Invention System™ PLUS
ROBOSPORTS™ and EXTREME
CREATURES™ Expansion Sets

: Your choice of LEGO TECHNIC sets
worth up to £250.

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Look out for the next two issues of {TM >
Where we'll be giving you a few ideas and
showing you some more of the entries we've
received. ‘

Sehd you entries marked ‘Space Station
Millennium Competition’ to LEGO TECHNIC Club,
LEGO UK, Wrexham, L113 7TQ together with details
af your fame, address, age and membership
number, *

Space Station Millennium must be ready for action
by the Year 2000 - so waste no time! *

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