DVDs of the space program?

[Ross]

Can anyone recommend which DVDs are best to watch for the space/moon
programs? Both fiction and non-fiction.

At present we have a few, such as "In the Shadows of the Moon", bought
because it was recommended by Charles Duke at a talk we saw a short
while ago. We also picked up Apollo 13, and The Dish was the first DVD
we bought after buying a player.

I've just added "Marooned" to my shopping basket, after hearing
Lovell's comments on it on his commentary on Apollo 13. But, I'm just

I'm tempted to go for "For all Mankind". I'm a fan of Brian Eno's
ambient music. Does FAM have significantly more footage of the moon
etc. than is on ItSotM?

What other DVDs should I consider. Are there certain DVDs that are
best not to buy, because the same material can be obtained in better
form elsewhere? I.e. "don't buy A, because if you buy B and C (which
you should), you don't need A".

Are there DVDs of Mars, and from other unmanned missions? I wouldn't
mind if it was just pan and zoom of still images with soundtrack.

[John Nichols]

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From the Earth to the Moon, produced by HBO with Tom Hanks.
When We Left Earth, by the Discovery Channel

You can buy DVD's from the makers of StarryNight, which is made by
Imaginova. I've got one of their Mars DVDs, but that's downstairs and I
don't recall the title offhand.

[John Nichols]

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(Back from downstairs)

Eyes on Mars, by Imaginove. The three main features are Ride With the
Rovers, Colonizing Mars, and the Mars Global Surveor. There are some nifty
bonus features, such Experts on Mars and Building Bots. I must warn you,
the music is very soothing, so amp up the caffeine, as the music is likely
to soothe you to sleep. :)

[Ross]

On Dec 27, 3:58 pm, "John Nichols" <be...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Eyes on Mars, by Imaginove. The three main features are Ride With the
> Rovers, Colonizing Mars, and the Mars Global Surveor. There are some nifty
> bonus features, such Experts on Mars and Building Bots. I must warn you,
> the music is very soothing, so amp up the caffeine, as the music is likely
> to soothe you to sleep. :)

Thanks. I'm going to order Eyes on Mars, and look into the other DVDs.
It turns out that "For All Mankind" is on UK television tonight (11pm,
BBC4), so I can see it before deciding whether to purchase.

[Ross]

Marooned has arrived and is IMHO quite good. Is there other
contemporary space fiction (rather than far-future-technology space
fiction) which is recommended?

[Dave Typinski]

Ross <rossc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Can anyone recommend which DVDs are best to watch for the space/moon
>programs? Both fiction and non-fiction.

The best documentary I've seen about the early US space program is
available only on VHS. Released in 1994, it's called "Moonshot: The
Inside Story of the Apollo Project." Based on the book of the same
title, it's the real deal instead of a politically correct
interpretation of history. If you have a VHS player and a vidcap
card, it's well worth spending the time to rip it to a DVD-R yourself.

http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Shot-Inside-Apollo-Project/dp/6303126707/

Note that there exists a DVD named "Moonshot" that was released late
last year. It is not the same documentary. I have not seen this new
one yet, I offer no opinion on its contents.
--
Dave