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Section: High Frontier

“Popular Science: The New Space Rush”

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Popular Science
“The New Space Rush”
Bonnier Corp.
01/2010
Publisher’s Web Site

“BBC Focus Magazine: Destination Space”

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BBC Focus Magazine
“Destination Space”
BBC Worldwide
12/2009
#210
Publisher’s Web Site

“the year in SPACE 2010 desk calendar” (calendar)

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Cariddi, Steve
“the year in SPACE 2010 desk calendar”
The Planetary Society
2009
Publisher’s Web Site
Weekly Online Calendar (new!)
Weekly e-mail (new!)

Librarian’s Note: Be sure to order directly from the website for discounts and free shipping.

BBC Sky at Night Magazine: “Space 3-D”

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
“Space 3-D”
Bristol Magazines Ltd
2009
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: It looks like the BBC is jumping into the 3-D space pictures frenzy with this special issue of their Sky at Night magazine. Oodles of images from around the Solar system and across the Universe.

“Virtuality” (DVD)

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Moore, Ronald D. & Michael Taylor
“Virtuality”
Universal
2009

Librarian’s Note: Some pretty decent science fiction. A crew is bound for Epsilon Eridani for a scouting trip. The Go/No Go decision point is at Neptune. To help pass the time they have a virtual reality set-up, but there seems to be an issue with the software…

“Asteroid Mine” (Artist’s Proof Print)

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Anderson, David Lee
“Asteroid Mine”
Artist’s Proof Print
2008
Artist’s Website

Librarian’s Note: One of the nice finds at FenCon this weekend. Since it’s an artist’s proof it doesn’t look exactly like the image you see here.

“Moonbeams #4″

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Lesher, Charles (Ed.)
“Moonbeams #4″
The Moon Society
Summer 2009
Publisher’s Web Site
On-Line Text (pdf)

“Space Stations: base camps to the stars”

Launius, Roger D.
“Space Stations: base camps to the stars”
Konecky & Konecky
2003 (2009)
ISBN: 1-568-52716-0

“Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation”

Lundy, Donald C.
“Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation”
1stBooks Library
2002
ISBN: 0-759-61858-5

“Spaceflight Magazine Vol. 51 No. 6″

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“Spaceflight Magazine”
British Interplanetary Society
June 2009
Vol. 51 No. 6
Publisher’s Web Site

“Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection”

Young, Amanda
“Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection”
powerHouse Books
2009
ISBN13: 978-1-576-87498-1
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: There will be a book signing at NASM on July 18th, 2009 as part of their Moon Day celebrations.

“Living in Space: Cultural and Social Dynamics, Opportunities, and Challenges in Permanent Space Habitats”

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Bell, Sherry & Langdon Morris (Eds.)
“Living in Space: Cultural and Social Dynamics, Opportunities, and Challenges in Permanent Space Habitats”
Aerospace Technology Working Group
2009
ISBN13: 978-0-578-02137-9
Publisher’s Web Site
The Space Show Interview
Lulu Preview

Librarian’s Note: This new ATWG title was available early at the 2009 ISDC.

“License to Orbit: The Future of Commercial Space Travel”

Pelton, Joseph & Peter Marshall
“License to Orbit: The Future of Commercial Space Travel”
Apogee Books
2009
ISBN13: 978-1-894-95998-8
Publisher’s Web Site
Space Coalition Blog Review
NSS Reading Space Review

Librarian’s Note: One of the many new titles available at the traditional Apogee Books display at the 2009 ISDC.

“Shrapnel - Aristeia Rising #5″ (comic)

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Sherman, M. Zachary. Illus. by Bagus Hutomo
“Shrapnel - Aristeia Rising #4″
Radical Publishing
04/2009
Publisher’s Web Site

“Universal War One - Revelations #2: babel” (comic)

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Bajram, Denis
“Universal War One - Revelations #2: babel”
Marvel Comics/Soleil
2009
Author’s Web Site

“Universal War One: Revelations #1 - the flood” (comic)

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Bajram, Denis
“Universal War One: Revelations #1 - the flood”
Marvel Comics/Soleil
2009
Author’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: The first round just came out in hardcover, and a second round of comics has begun. Sure the outer Solar system is a mess now with holes in Saturn’s rings and Uranus cut in half and all, but now the threat has come home to Earth and only the Pegasus Squadron can stop the malefactors.

“Shrapnel - Aristeia Rising #4″ (comic)

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Sherman, M. Zachary. Illus. by Bagus Hutomo
“Shrapnel - Aristeia Rising #4″
Radical Publishing
04/2009
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: Just found this one at the comic store. Mecha wars on Venus. Not your usual location for military violence, but the Solar system is a big place.

“Orphans of Apollo” (DVD)

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Potter, Michael
“Orphans of Apollo”
Free Radical Productions
2008
Publisher’s Web Site
Out of the Cradle Review
The Space Review Review
Adventures in Ethics and Science Review
Cosmic Log Review

Librarian’s Note: Quite an interesting documentary that highlights the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that made the U.S. a great nation, and how vested interests can work both for and against you. I’ll have a review up shortly.

“2009 Satellite Industry Directory”

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Bates, Jason (Ed.)
“2009 Satellite Industry Directory”
Access Intelligence LLC
2009
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: At a hefty 616 pages this is a nice directory for those interested in the satellite side of things. You know, the whole using space to benefit the Earth by entertaining and educating its peoples stuff. Extensive footprint maps show you where each satellite is targeted, with various specs, including expected lifetime. The main thing is the round-up of companies, from those who operate satellites in space, to those who broker the services, to those who provide the hardware and services. I may have to sic Eva on some of these folks for future EVA Interviews. If you’re more interested in who’s broadcasting what, there’s always the Satellite Transponder Guide.

“Unmasking Europa: The Search for Life on Jupiter’s Ocean Moon”

Greenberg, Richard
“Unmasking Europa: The Search for Life on Jupiter’s Ocean Moon”
Copernicus Books/Praxis
2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-47936-1
Publisher’s Web Site
nature Review

Librarian’s Note: While the main focus of the Lunar Library is of course our Moon, there are many moons in our Solar System of interest, and beyond the Asteroid Belt the moons of Jupiter offer the grandest adventure yet. Mars? Pfft. Give me pocked Callisto, mysterious Ganymede, the tempestuous Io, and the veiled waters of Europa as adventures worthy of the human spirit.

Space Lifestyle Magazine #6

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Space Lifestyle Magazine #6
New Forks LLC
Winter 2009
ISSN: 1939-411X
Publisher’s Web Site
On-Line Text

Launch Magazine Vol 4 # 6

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Launch Magazine Vol 4 # 6
MM Publishing
12/2008
ISSN 1933-4087
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: This is a good sign. I’m looking forward to Launch coming off of hiatus. This issue features some of the folks of the Dallas Area Rocket Society and a Saturn 1B project they did for a local Apollo event (pdf) also featured in this issue. A lot of folks at ConDFW this weekend were asking about Spaceport America, and I was able to show them the illustrations in the article (pdf) by Jim Oberg.

“Space Odyssey”

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MacLeod, Ken & Dr. Duncan Steel
“Space Odyssey”
BBC Focus Magazine #198
01/2009
pp.30-38
Publisher’s Web Site

“NASA Quest Challenge: Charting a Course to the Moon”

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Coe, Liza, Linda Conrad et al (eds)
“NASA Quest Challenge: Charting a Course to the Moon”
Exploration through Navigation Challenge Educator’s Guide
NASA Ames
2009
Publisher’s Web Site
On-Line Text

Librarian’s Note: You know, I was just talking orbital mechanics at an NSS-NT outreach display at UTA with youngsters who were being encouraged by their parents to do well in math. One of the displays we have is a map of cislunar space, and I’ve created a tool to help illustrate the Lagrange points associated with the warps created by the interaction of the Earth and Moon’s gravity. This Educator Guide pointed to an absolutely brilliant video which illustrates the point quite well.

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“Shrapnel - Aristeia Rising #1″ (comic)

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Sherman, M. Zachary. Illus. by Bagus Hutomo
“Shrapnel - Aristeia Rising #1″
Radical Publishing
01/2009
Publisher’s Web Site

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