Satellite Science Fiction was an American science fiction magazine, published from October 1956 to April 1959 by Leo Margulies' Renown Publications. It was edited initially by Sam Merwin, then Margulies, and finally Frank Belknap Long. In addition to a handful of short stories, initially each issue ran a full-length novel, including the original version of Philip K. Dick's first novel The Cosmic Puppets, and well- received work by Algis Budrys and Jack Vance, though the quality was not always high. Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and L. Sprague de Camp were among the short story contributors. Sam Moskowitz wrote a series of articles on the early history of science fiction for Satellite; these were later to be revised as part of his book Explorers of the Infinite. In 1958 Margulies tracked down the first magazine publication of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine from 1894–1895, and reprinted a short excerpt from it that had been omitted by every subsequent printing.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1888:

The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, considered one of the world's finest concert halls, was inaugurated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concertgebouw

1921:

Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Transjordan

1963:

Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris ("Peace on Earth"), the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will", rather than only to Catholics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacem_in_terris

2001:

In a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, Australia defeated defeated American Samoa by a score of 31–0, the largest ever in an international football match. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_31%E2%80%930_American_Samoa

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

flabbergast: (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flabbergast

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Black holes ain't as black as they are painted. They are not the eternal prisons they were once thought. Things can get out of a black hole, both to the outside, and possibly to another universe. So if you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out.   --Stephen Hawking https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking