Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Volume 116, Issue 5, April 1996

Cover art by Vincent Di Fate.

Contents:
• "Guest Editorial: Why We Must Go to the Stars," editorial by R.A.J. Phillips (as Kelvin Throop)
• "Cat, Mouse," short story by Brian C. Coad
• "The Copyright Notice Case," novelette by Paul Levinson
• "Biolog: Paul Levinson," essay by Jay Kay Klein
• "Voyage to the Sun's Gravity Focus: The First Starship?" essay by Gregory L. Matloff
• "Under Pressure," short story by Sarah Zettel
• "The Endless Throop," by Scott L. Towner
• "Big John," novelette by Doug Larsen
• "In Times to Come," uncredited essay
• "Seldon's Psychohistory," essay by G. Harry Stine
• "Higher Education (Part 3 of 4)," serial by Jerry Pournelle and Charles Sheffield
• "The Reference Library," essay by Thomas A. Easton
• "Upcoming Events," essay by Anthony R. Lewis