Howdy Everyone! Welcome back to The Carnival of Space, which stops again here at Out of the Cradle with an all new show, its 31st ever!
[Update: Thanks to Alan Boyle at Cosmic Log for the heads-up on the broken links. They should all work now]
I’m Ken Murphy, the Lunar Librarian here at Out of the Cradle and your guest Ringmaster for this week. We’ve got an exciting show lined up, so let’s get started and blast off to Cislunar Space.
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Godwin, Robert
“The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook”
Apogee Books
11/2007
ISBN: 978-1-894-95981-0
Publisher’s Web Site
Air & Space Magazine Review - ‘Lunar Landers That Never Were’
Space Pragmatism Review
NSS Reading Space Review
A Space about Books about Space Review
Librarian’s Note: The hardcover edition is only available through the Publisher’s web site; the Amazon link on the left is for the softcover. This is an amazing collection of valuable archival material. What’s most noticeable in hindsight are the basic design elements that kept showing up in project after project. Well over 100 drawn from engineering schematics, photos of models, architecture layouts, illustrations, and most with modern CG renderings from two perspectives based on the archival material. This is a rich resource indeed!
Godwin, Robert (ed.)
“Apollo Advanced Lunar Exploration Planning”
Apogee Books
11/2007
ISBN: 978-1-894-95980-3
Publisher’s Web Site
Your friendly Lunar Librarian is busily combing through the Lunar Library to determine the best 2007 additions to our expanding pool of Moon knowledge.
The 50th Anniversary of Sputnik gave much pause for reflection, and with modern Moon efforts there was a natural inclination to ponder what was achieved previously with Apollo. Still, there continue to be those who are looking forward, and they’re in strong contention in this year’s competition.
There’re a couple of last minute entries that should be in transit, but the ETA for the report is December 1st.
Stay tuned!
Best of the Moon 2006
Over at Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy blog. Out of the Cradle will be hosting an upcoming Carnival, so stay tuned!
Update: That would be this Thursday, November 29. Be sure to submit your entries early and often to: info@universetoday.com
Espace Magazine No 33 - ‘La Station Spatiale Internationale’
group Tiqap
Special Portfolio
11/2007
Publisher’s Web Site
Order OnLine
Librarian’s Note: Yet another really nice issue, this one a comprehensive overview of the ISS, how it grew, what it’s like working there, and so on. Tons of beautiful photos.
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“China Lunar Exploration Program”
Science Publishing
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-030-20413-4
Publisher’s Web Site
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“Scientific Focus Series: Chang’e 1 (Spacecraft?)”
China Youth Press
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-500-67957-8
Publisher’s Web Site
Wang Jiaji
“Chao Yue Guang Han - Yue Qiu Kai Fa De Mi Ren Qian Jing”
Ewen
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-542-84116-2
Publisher’s Web Site
Librarian’s Note: I can’t read the text, but the imagery is an exploration of the concepts of Moonbases that have appeared in print and in fiction, leading ultimately to things like wormholes and interstellar spacecraft. I recognize a lot of science fiction images, though of course the overall preponderance of images in the book are NASA-related. Rombaut’s ‘Moon Hotel’ is in there as well. It comes across as a nice familiarization exercise in the idea of people not just visiting the Moon, but living and working at a base there as well, an admittedly ‘alien’ idea to most folks.
The whole series is quite well done from what I can understand of the charts, graphs and illustrations, and I would guess is aimed at about the talented high school/college level. These were found at the Chinese equivalents of a Barnes & Noble or Borders. (i.e. large bookstores in public shopping areas) I honestly can’t think of an in-print English-language Moon-related equivalent that I could pick up at my local bookstore to help inspire future workers in high-technology industries. Perhaps there’s a thing thing or three that we could learn from the Chinese about cultivating a future workforce.
Zou Yongliao
“Chang-e Ben Yue - Zhongguo De Tan Yue Fang Lue Ji Qi Shi Shi”
Ewen
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-542-84115-5
Publisher’s Web Site
Zhang Hao
“Ao Xiang Jiu Tian - Cong Ren Zao Wei Xing Dao Yue Qiu Tan Ce Qi”
Ewen
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-542-84114-8
Publisher’s Web Site
WANG Shijie
“Changong lansheng: renlei renshi de yueqiu shijie”
Ewen
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-542-84112-4
Publisher’s Web Site
Librarian’s Note: I don’t yet read Chinese, so any help in providing the pinyin of the title and author(s) would be greatly appreciated.
NB: Thanks for the help! I roughly translate this as “Toad Palace See Win: Humanity Understands the High Price of Moon Sphere World”
Chang’e-1 (Spacecraft?)
1/45th Scale Model
CASC-CLEP
Librarian’s Note: I picked this one up at a really cool display on the Chinese Space Program at the Xidan bookstore in Beijing.
3D Moon Globe
Artemis
Publisher’s Web Site
Librarian’s Note: This appears to have been published in association with some institution, possibly the Beijing Planetarium, but not the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum where I picked it up. A neat little craftwork project for kids to assemble a cardstock Moon globe.
Moon Globe
Model No: ARYS316C/E-1
Artemis
Librarian’s Note: Sweeet! Found this at the Beijing Ancient Observatory. Labeled in Chinese, but includes the Apollo landing sites. It’s about the same size as my Replogle Moon Globe, maybe a bit larger. It is certainly of a much browner complexion than my other one. Definitely a nice addition to the Lunar Library.
Publisher’s Website
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“Yueqiu Mima” (Moon Code)
Capital Normal University Press
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-811-19172-1
Publisher’s Web Site
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“To The Moon”
China Astronautic Publishing House
10/2007
ISBN-13: 978-7-802-18000-0
Publisher’s Web Site
Best of the Moon 2007 - Chinese Moon
Tom Hanks Presents
“Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon”
IMAX Corporation
2005 (2007)
Publisher’s Web Site
Librarian’s Note: About freakin’ time! A textbook example of what happens when you don’t throw any marketing muscle behind a flick, this is a phenomenal movie that practically no one saw. Sort of an Apollo documentary, partially an exploration of what ifs, a bit of sentimental pedagogy, and lots of gorgeous, gorgeous images, especially of the Hadley Rille visit. Oh, and Ms. Commander Lugo, that’s my job you’re talking about!
Best of the Moon 2007 - Moon Movie
Mahalo Pictures
“Postcards from the Future”
Director: Alan Chan
05/21/2007
Publisher’s website
Trailer
Out of the Cradle Review
Cumbrian Sky Review
Orange County Space Society Review (pdf)
The Space Show Interview
Librarian’s note: We’re working on having screenings of this beautiful movie at the 2007 ISDC in Dallas.
Update: The screening went well and was repeated Saturday night. Wired.com was there, and posted articles here and here. Look for a World Premiere screening in LA later this year.
NB: DVDs Available Now!
Best of the Moon 2007 - Cultura Lunaris
