This section of the NSS website provides free downloads of back issues of the L5 News, the publication of the L5 Society, which merged with the National Space Institute in 1987 to form the National Space Society.

What is L5? Brief history of the L5 Society L5 scenario in a nutshell

The L5 News was published from September 1975 until April 1987. Issues from the 1970s are presented in their entirety in PDF format, and selected articles from the 1980s are provided in HTML format.

NOTE: Informational or merchandise items offered by the L5 Society in these publications are no longer available. Do not contact the L5 Society at the address used in these publications. For current membership information, please contact the National Space Society.

L5 News index for 1975 L5 News index for 1976 L5 News index for 1977 L5 News index for 1978 L5 News index for 1979 L5 News articles in the 1980s

To read the PDF files you will need the free Acrobat Reader program.