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Section: High FrontierBBC Sky at Night Magazine: “Space 3-D”Ken Murphy / 1:12 am November 6th, 2009  BBC Sky at Night Magazine 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)Ken Murphy / 1:02 am November 6th, 2009  Moore, Ronald D. & Michael Taylor 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)Ken Murphy / 1:24 am September 21st, 2009  Anderson, David Lee 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″Ken Murphy / 1:13 am September 13th, 2009  Lesher, Charles (Ed.) “Space Stations: base camps to the stars”Ken Murphy / 1:24 am July 18th, 2009 Launius, Roger D. “Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation”Ken Murphy / 12:21 am July 9th, 2009 Lundy, Donald C. “Spaceflight Magazine Vol. 51 No. 6″Ken Murphy / 11:03 pm June 23rd, 2009  “Spaceflight Magazine” “Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection”Ken Murphy / 2:22 am June 6th, 2009 Young, Amanda 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”Ken Murphy / 1:52 am June 2nd, 2009  Bell, Sherry & Langdon Morris (Eds.) Librarian’s Note: This new ATWG title was available early at the 2009 ISDC. “License to Orbit: The Future of Commercial Space Travel”Ken Murphy / 1:26 am June 2nd, 2009 Pelton, Joseph & Peter Marshall 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)Ken Murphy / 11:46 pm May 8th, 2009  Sherman, M. Zachary. Illus. by Bagus Hutomo “Universal War One - Revelations #2: babel” (comic)Ken Murphy / 11:23 pm May 8th, 2009  Bajram, Denis “Universal War One: Revelations #1 - the flood” (comic)Ken Murphy / 11:56 pm April 1st, 2009  Bajram, Denis 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)Ken Murphy / 11:23 pm April 1st, 2009  Sherman, M. Zachary. Illus. by Bagus Hutomo 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)Ken Murphy / 5:54 pm March 29th, 2009  Potter, Michael 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”Ken Murphy / 7:52 pm February 28th, 2009   Bates, Jason (Ed.) 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”Ken Murphy / 12:54 am February 27th, 2009 Greenberg, Richard 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 #6Ken Murphy / 12:54 am February 26th, 2009   Space Lifestyle Magazine #6 Launch Magazine Vol 4 # 6Ken Murphy / 11:31 pm February 22nd, 2009  Launch Magazine Vol 4 # 6 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”Ken Murphy / 11:07 pm February 22nd, 2009  MacLeod, Ken & Dr. Duncan Steel “NASA Quest Challenge: Charting a Course to the Moon”Ken Murphy / 12:47 am February 21st, 2009  Coe, Liza, Linda Conrad et al (eds) 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. “Shrapnel - Aristeia Rising #1″ (comic)Ken Murphy / 3:51 pm January 1st, 2009  Sherman, M. Zachary. Illus. by Bagus Hutomo Via Satellite Magazine Vol. 13 #12Ken Murphy / 6:59 pm December 7th, 2008  Via Satellite Magazine Vol. 13 #12 “Zero G” Book Three (comic)Ken Murphy / 6:55 pm December 7th, 2008  Zamm, Alex. Illus. by Jason Badower, Annette Kwok, & Randy Gentile “the year in SPACE - 2009 Desk Calendar” (calendar)Ken Murphy / 2:17 am November 11th, 2008  Carridi, Steve (ed.) Librarian’s Note: Via special arrangement with the publisher, Out of the Cradle and Lunar Library readers can get discounts of 25-44% off the regular retail price. Just type ‘Out of the Cradle’ in the Internet discount box when purchasing. |
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