Sullivan, Bryan & Jackie French “To the Moon and Back” Angus & Robertson 2004 ISBN: 0-207-20009-2 Publisher’s Web Site
Category Archives: Apollo
“Live TV From the Moon” (w/DVD)
Steven-Boniecki, Dwight “Live TV From the Moon” Apogee Books 2010 ISBN13: 978-1-926-59216-9 Publisher’s Web Site The Space Review Review The Space Show Interview Librarian’s Note: One of the many new Apogee titles I picked up at their always crowded display at NSS’s International Space Development Conference in Chicago this year.
“The Spaceflight Vault”
Mayfield, Mark “The Spaceflight Vault” Whitman Publishing 2010 ISBN: 0-794-83046-3 Publisher’s Web Site The Space Show Interview Librarian’s Note: This “vault” book is replete with reproductions of historical documents, from the texts of speeches to press passes for shuttle launches, postcards, mission docs, and more. Fans of “Launch Magazine” may … Continue reading
“Moonshot” (DVD)
Dangerous Films Ltd. “Moonshot” A&E Television Networks 2009 Publisher’s Web Site
“The Wonder of it All” (DVD)
Roth, Jeffrey “The Wonder of It All” Indican Pictures 2009 Publisher’s Web Site Official Film Web Site
“ad Astra: New Era in Lunar Exploration”
National Space Society adAstra Magazine Fall 2009 Publisher’s Web Site Librarian’s Note: A nice issue to that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the magazine, the 35th anniversary of the organization, and this year’s 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing, and reminds us to look forward to this year’s 29th … Continue reading
“Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon”
Aldrin, Buzz w/ Ken Abraham “Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon” Harmony Books/StarBuzz LLC 2009 ISBN13: 978-0-307-46345-6 Author’s Web Site
“Lunar Module Orientation Guide & Compartment Familiarization”
Manned Spacecraft Center Flight Control Division “Lunar Module Orientation Guide & Compartment Familiarization” Apogee Books 2009 ISBN13: 978-1-926-59211-4 Publisher’s Web Site A Space About Books About Space Review
“Saturn V – Apollo: Lunar Orbital Rendezvous Planning Guide”
Godwin, Robert (Ed.) “Saturn V – Apollo: Lunar Orbital Rendezvous Planning Guide” Apogee Books 2009 ISBN13: 978-1-926-59210-7 Publisher’s Web Site
“Moon Shot: The Inside Story of Mankind’s Greatest Adventure”
Parry,Dan “Moon Shot: The Inside Story of Mankind’s Greatest Adventure” Ebury Press 2009 ISBN13: 978-0-091-92837-7
“The Apollo 11 Moon Landing: 40th Anniversary Photographic Retrospective”
Jenkins, Dennis R. & Jorge R. Frank “The Apollo 11 Moon Landing: 40th Anniversary Photographic Retrospective” Specialty Press 2009 ISBN: 978-1-580-07148-2 Publisher’s Web Site
“Apollo 11: A Night to Remember” (DVD)
BBC “Apollo 11: A Night to Remember” Acorn Media 2009 Publisher’s Web Site
New Scientist Vol 203 #2716
New Scientist Vol 203 #2716 “Apollo’s Unfinished Business” Tribune Media Services 11/07/2009 ISSN: 0262-4079 Publisher’s Web Site
“For All Mankind” (Blu-ray)
Apollo Associates “For All Mankind” Criterion Collection 1989 (2009) Publisher’s Web Site
“First Lunar Landing” (DVD)
Spacecraft Films “First Lunar Landing” Barnes & Noble 2009 Publisher’s Web Site
“Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon”
Nelson, Craig “Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon” Viking/Penguin 2009 ISBN13: 978-0-670-02103-1 Author’s Website The Space Review Review The Space Review Review II
“Moon Machines” (DVD)
Discovery Co./Science Channel “Moon Machines” Image Entertainment 2008 (2009) Librarian’s Note: Another terrific documentary, some of the stories are just fascinating, like the “rope memory” in the ‘Navigation Computer’ episode.
“NASA Mission AS-506 Apollo 11: 1969 (including Saturn V, CM-107, SM-107, LM-5) – Owners’ Workshop Manual”
Riley, Christopher & Phil Dolling “NASA Mission AS-506 Apollo 11: 1969 (including Saturn V, CM-107, SM-107, LM-5) – Owners’ Workshop Manual” Haynes Publishing 2009 ISBN13: 978-1-844-25683-9 A Space about Books about Space Review Librarian’s Note: Not released in the U.S. until September. Not necessarily exactly what one might expect from … Continue reading
“Moonwalk One” (DVD)
Kamecke, Theo “Moonwalk One” Molinare/the attic room 1969 (2009) Movie Website NY Times Review Librarian’s Note: A long unseen documentary, this one is a wild flashback to the time of our first visit to the Moon.
BBC Sky at Night Magazine Collector’s Edition “Man on the Moon – 40th Anniversary”
Sky at Night Magazine “Man on the Moon – 40th Anniversary” Collector’s Edition BBC 2009 Publisher’s Web Site
“Mission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon”
Chaikin, Andrew & Alan Bean “Mission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon” Viking 2009 ISBN13: 978-0-670-01156-8 Publisher’s Web Site Author’s Web Site NSS Reading Space Review
“T-Minus: The Race to the Moon”
Ottaviani, Jim. Illus. by Zander & Kevin Cannon “T-Minus: The Race to the Moon” Aladdin 2009 ISBN13: 978-1-416-94960-2 Publisher’s Web Site Author’s Web Site Illustrators’ Web Site Out of the Cradle Review boingboing Review A Space About Books About Space Review Newsarama Interview The Comics Reporter Interview
“One Giant Leap: Apollo 11 Remembered”
Bizony, Piers “One Giant Leap: Apollo 11 Remembered” Zenith Press/MBI Publishing 2009 ISBN13: 978-0-760-33710-8 Publisher’s Web Site The Space Review Review National Business Review Review
“Voices from the Moon”
Chaikin, Andrew & Victoria Kohl “Voices from the Moon” Viking Studio/Penguin Group 2009 ISBN13: 978-0-670-02078-2 Publisher’s Web Site collectSpace Review SpaceRef.com Review NSS Reading Space Review