Alpha News Service

You may be looking for Moonbase Alpha News Service, a zine published by Eagle 1, Moonbase Alpha International."
Alpha News Service is a gen Space: 1999 newsletter published by The Space:1999 Society.
It is unknown how many issues there were in total, but the zine shut down when the club folded in 1980.
Some issues are scanned in here.
==Alpha News Service Report==
At least one bulletin was published. It was meant to provide late-breaking news and information for fans between the main issues of "Alpha News Service."
File:ansreport.jpg|Feb 1980, published before issue #3, topics: letter campaign, some small bits on fan clubs, model making kits
==Issue 1==
Alpha News Service v.1 n.1 was published in September 1979 and contains 12 pages.
* news of who's been invited to the "1979 Space:1999 convention this fall in New York City"
* The New Orleans Space:1999 Society fan club (headed by Matthew Butts) has announced its affiliation with this club
* announcement about the fan club's new logo
* bios for the club's Board of Directors, includes some photos
* a quick note: "As of August, The Space:1999 Society has acquired the use of a TRS 80 II computer. The computer will be used to store and update membership lists and to print out address labels."
* there are several openings for con go-fers: "Shifts are four hours in length and go-fers may sign up for up to three shifts. Go-fers will be invited to a special wrap party with the stars following the convention. Prospective go-fers are asked to submit a brief letter to the Society, including age and previous convention work, if any."
* some news on professional merchandise
* the show has been canceled in many cites "as 'movies' prepare to blast off"
* announcement about the sci-fi movie "Meteor" starring Martin Landau
* picking an official name and some con plans regarding The Space:1999 Convention: 
==Issue 2==
Alpha News Service v.1 n.2 was published in December 1979 and contains 10 pages.
* an announcement that The Space:1999 Convention has been postponed, see that page
* a short, and poor, review of the Star Trek movie
* a poor review of the movie starring Martin Landau, "Meteor"
* a very long history of The Space:1999 Society, see that page
* this issue contains photos of some fans' kit model work
* there are two very long LoCs, see this zine's pdf
==Issue 3==
Alpha News Service v.1 n.3 was published in spring 1980 and contains 10 pages.
* description and some excerpts from an interview with Martin Landau from T.V. Guide
* a fan writes a LoC disagreeing with a previous fan letter that this fandom is "dead" and there is no chance to get some pro Fotonovels published
* a flyer for The Space:1999 Convention, see that page
* a LoC's subject: writing letters to local television stations asking about Space:1999 and after nine attempts, getting no answer at all
* news about the letter campaign: 
==Issue 4==
Alpha News Service v.1 n.4 was published in summer 1980 and contains 10 pages.
* it is a "convention issue," the final issue before Space:1999 Convention took place
* there is a ballot for "The Alpha Awards"
* there is a renewal form for club membership
* "An Eagle's Flight to Moonbase Alpha" (poem) by Paul Fleming
* an LoC lauding KTLA-TV, out of Los Angeles, CA for airing Space:1999 re-runs (the only CA channel at the time to do so)
* an ad for A Time for Changes
* lots of LoCs
File:alphanewsservice4.jpg| cover of issue #4
File:space1999alphaaward.jpg|the ballot for "The Alpha Award"
File:space1999nameballot.jpg|the ballot for choosing an "official" fan group name
Category:Space:1999 Zines
Category:Club Zines
Category:1979 Zines
Category:1980 Zines