MM Publishing Inc., owner and publisher of LAUNCH Magazine, has just released the company's first issue of Ad Astra, the award-winning official publication of the National Space Society. The issue, with an in-depth special report on space-based solar power, is on its way to NSS members now.

Although Ad Astra is in its 18th year of publication, this is the first time the editing and publishing duties have been handled by MM Publishing. Not only is the magazine larger, going from 48 pages to 68 pages, it is also being produced on heavier, glossier paper stock.

"I believe NSS members will notice an immediate change for the better in the production and content of the magazine," said MM Publishing President Mark Mayfield. "It's truly a thrill to have this new partnership with NSS."

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