Contents: • "Guest Editorial: Why We Must Go to the Stars," editorial by R.A.J. Phillips (as Kelvin Throop) • "Cat, Mouse," short story by Brian C. Coad • "The Copyright Notice Case," novelette by Paul Levinson • "Biolog: Paul Levinson," essay by Jay Kay Klein • "Voyage to the Sun's Gravity Focus: The First Starship?" essay by Gregory L. Matloff • "Under Pressure," short story by Sarah Zettel • "The Endless Throop," by Scott L. Towner • "Big John," novelette by Doug Larsen • "In Times to Come," uncredited essay • "Seldon's Psychohistory," essay by G. Harry Stine • "Higher Education (Part 3 of 4)," serial by Jerry Pournelle and Charles Sheffield • "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton • "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis