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• 4 • Heeerrreee's Harlan! • [Output (Future / Future Life)] • essay by Kerry O'Quinn
• 6 •  Letters (Future Life, August 1980) • essay by various
• 7 •  Letter (Future Life, August 1980) • essay by David A. Hardy
• 7 •  Letter (Future Life, August 1980): Heinlein to Sternbach • essay by G. Harry Stine
• 9 • Databank (Future Life, August 1980) • essay by various
• 14 • The Making of an Empire • essay by Ed Naha
• 20 • "Your God Isn't Big Enough": An Interview with John Lilly • interview of John C. Lilly • interview by Malcolm Brenner
• 24 • Space Shuttle: The Problems • essay by James Oberg [as by James E. Oberg]
• 26 • Space Shuttle: The Promise • essay by Robin Snelson
• 30 • An Edge in My Voice (Future Life, August 1980) • [An Edge in My Voice] • essay by Harlan Ellison
• 30 •  An Edge in My Voice • interior artwork by Stephanie O'Shaughnessy
• 32 • Year of the Coast • [Earth Control] • essay by Bob Woods
• 34 • Future Machinations • essay by Bob Mecoy
• 34 •   Review: The Cybernetic Imagination in Science Fiction by Patricia S. Warrick • review by Bob Mecoy
• 34 •   Review: Thrice Upon a Time by James P. Hogan • review by Bob Mecoy
• 34 •   Review: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge • review by Bob Mecoy
• 34 •   Review: Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg • review by Bob Mecoy
• 35 •   Review: The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven • review by Bob Mecoy
• 35 •   Review: Wizard by John Varley • review by Bob Mecoy
• 35 •   Review: Wave Rider by Hilbert Schenck • review by Bob Mecoy
• 36 • Review (Future Life, August 1980) • essay by Barbara Wechsler
• 36 •   Review: Engine Summer by John Crowley • review by Barbara Krasnoff
• 36 •   Review: Aliens! by Jack M. Dann and Gardner R. Dozois • review by Barbara Krasnoff
• 37 • Gallery: Raymond Crane • essay by uncredited
• 37 •  Gottlieb's Star • interior artwork by Raymond Crane
• 38 •  The Same Coin • interior artwork by Raymond Crane
• 40 • LASERS • essay by Ned Madden
• 44 • SuperNews Takes Off • essay by Chris Keller
• 45 •  SuperNews Takes Off • interior artwork by Dan Steffan
• 46 • We Are the Reliquaries of Lost Time • poem by Ray Bradbury
• 47 •  We Are the Reliquaries of Lost Time • interior artwork by uncredited
• 48 • Battling Time and Space • essay by Ed Naha
• 50 • Gary Numan • essay by Lou Stathis
• 54 • Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future • essay by Allan Maurer
• 55 • Office of Technology Assessment • essay by Julian M. Weiss
• 58 • Portfolio: Karl Kofoed • essay by Barbara Krasnoff
• 59 •  A Meeting of Civilizations • (1979) • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed
• 59 •  Portfolio: Karl Kofoed • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed
• 60 •  Life in the Void • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed
• 60 •  Portfolio: Karl Kofoed [2] • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed
• 61 •  [Valerie, her car and an unfortunate alien] • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed and Carl Waltzer and Jim Wilson
• 61 •  Portfolio: Karl Kofoed [3] • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed (variant of The Passing of the Airwhales 1978)
• 62 •  A Thirst for Broken Water • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed (variant of cover art for Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1979 1979)
• 71 • Getting Into Politics • [Alternate Space] • essay by Carolyn Henson
• 71 •  Getting Into Politics • interior artwork by Hank Caruso