New Hobby Rocketry and Space Travel Magazine Debuts

Posted on November 10, 2006

Launch Magazine is a new bimonthly glossy magazine focused on hobby rocketry, space travel and space exploration. The magazine is published by MM Publishing and was created by veteran editors Mark Mayfield and Deborah Martin. According the press release the magazine's founders believe space is hot again with lots of private investment.

Mark Mayfield, editor-in-chief of Launch and president of MM Publishing Inc., says in a statement, "Suddenly space travel -- led by remarkable private industry efforts -- is becoming a hot topic again. The response to our first issue was overwhelming and it's clear that we are filling a void for readers and advertisers."

Mayfield also, "With NASA's budgets slashed, billionaires like Paul G. Allen, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are getting into the space business. They are using their personal fortunes to expand space exploration and the public is once again focusing on space travel. We haven't seen this level of excitement since the late 1960s."

There is little content on Launch magazines' website. It currently has no articles or blogs. The publishers have focused primarily on the print magazine but the site could certainly be expanded in the future. The magazine is available by subscription and on newsstands. MM Publishing, a custom magazine publisher, also publishes Taste and Journeys.

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