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monitorlizard View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 10:43 AM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 234 Joined: 8-May 05 Member No.: 381	I thought there might be some merit in UMSF members alerting each other to forthcoming books that seem especially interesting. This book complements Phil Stooke's new book quite well, and looks like a lot of fun: Robert Godwin -- The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook (Apogee Books) coming Dec. 1, 2007 (224 pages) $18.48 at Amazon.com (US site) Description: From single-seat landers to rocket backpacks and lunar bulldozers, this study takes readers into the imagination of the world's top aerospace engineers by presenting NASA's lunar spacecraft research. A unique blend of history and imagination, this resource covers not only the actual exploration of the moon conducted during the Apollo program of the 1960s and 1970s, but also includes a presentation of dozens of spacecraft that were never built. Vivid, colorful renderings of the conceptual crafts--many of which are not available anywhere else--are also included, providing a visual progression of NASA's technological advancements. (At least I hope this isn't redundant of Phil Stooke's forthcoming reference standard.)

Phil Stooke View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 10:46 AM Post #2
Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10256 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227	Aaargh! That's it, I'm withdrawing mine and turning to writing cookbooks! Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself. Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain)

tedstryk View Member Profile	Oct 10 2007, 10:57 AM Post #3
Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4405 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33	QUOTE (monitorlizard @ Oct 10 2007, 10:43 AM) I thought there might be some merit in UMSF members alerting each other to forthcoming books that seem especially interesting. This book complements Phil Stooke's new book quite well, and looks like a lot of fun: Robert Godwin -- The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook (Apogee Books) coming Dec. 1, 2007 (224 pages) $18.48 at Amazon.com (US site) Description: From single-seat landers to rocket backpacks and lunar bulldozers, this study takes readers into the imagination of the world's top aerospace engineers by presenting NASA's lunar spacecraft research. A unique blend of history and imagination, this resource covers not only the actual exploration of the moon conducted during the Apollo program of the 1960s and 1970s, but also includes a presentation of dozens of spacecraft that were never built. Vivid, colorful renderings of the conceptual crafts--many of which are not available anywhere else--are also included, providing a visual progression of NASA's technological advancements. (At least I hope this isn't redundant of Phil Stooke's forthcoming reference standard.) This book sounds interesting, but it looks limited to American spacecraft, and seems to be more about the actual spacecraft than the moon itself. Very interesting (and will probably reside on my shelf soon), but very different. -------------------- Temporary home for some of my images... My Webpage My Blog

Guest_PhilCo126_*	Nov 29 2007, 06:59 PM Post #4
Guests	Professor Colin Pillinger compiled an unusual spaceflight/astronomy book entitled: "Space is a Funny Place - The funnier side of Space seen through the eyes of cartoonists" The book has photos of spacecraft and is basically a collection of space-related cartoons into a coherent order. It's worth noting that Colin Pillinger has not left cartoons on his ill-fated "Beagle 2" out of the book. This is a 2000 copies limited edition Hardcover book for British £ 17.50, available via The Open University

hendric View Member Profile	Nov 30 2007, 07:09 PM Post #5
Director of Galilean Photography Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 93	QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Oct 10 2007, 04:46 AM) Aaargh! That's it, I'm withdrawing mine and turning to writing cookbooks! Phil "The Lunar Cookbook: How to go from regolith to ravioli in 180 days! Includes new Solar Flare Surprise - good for eating and as a radiation shingle!" (Imagine cover picture of a Lunar astronaut with a frying pan in one hand and a rock in the other.) -------------------- Space Enthusiast Richard Hendricks -- "The engineers, as usual, made a tremendous fuss. Again as usual, they did the job in half the time they had dismissed as being absolutely impossible." --Rescue Party, Arthur C Clarke Mother Nature is the final inspector of all quality.

nprev View Member Profile	Dec 1 2007, 07:24 AM Post #6
Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602	This is disturbing...now I'm hungry... -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.

Guest_PhilCo126_*	Jan 6 2008, 05:07 PM Post #7
Guests	Not a book, but the upcoming monthly issue of Spaceflight magazine for the month of March 2008, will have an article by 2 UMSF.com forum-members (Ken Kremer on DAWN & Philip Corneille on COROT). Keep an eye on: http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.asp...id/1649/l/nl-be

Guest_PhilCo126_*	Jan 15 2008, 12:44 PM Post #8
Guests	Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution and Interplanetary Travel http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/9417.html

peter59 View Member Profile	Jan 15 2008, 05:21 PM Post #9
Member Group: Members Posts: 571 Joined: 20-April 05 From: Silesia Member No.: 299	April 10, 2008 Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored by Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton Publisher: Princeton University Press -------------------- Free software for planetary science (including Cassini Image Viewer). http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html

Guest_PhilCo126_*	Jan 28 2008, 08:02 AM Post #10
Guests	Just received an 'Internet Rumour' : Robotic Exploration of the Solar System- Part 2 could be released earlier than planned, probably July 2008, with volume 3 already planned for next year.

LivingNDixie View Member Profile	Jan 30 2008, 04:55 PM Post #11
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 6-July 07 Member No.: 2698	QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 28 2008, 02:02 AM) Just received an 'Internet Rumour' : Robotic Exploration of the Solar System- Part 2 could be released earlier than planned, probably July 2008, with volume 3 already planned for next year. Have you read part one, I have seen it on Amazon a few times, thought about getting it...

Guest_PhilCo126_*	Feb 16 2008, 07:38 PM Post #12
Guests	A book I would like to see "coming soon..." would be an updated " The Planetary Scientist's Companion " by Katharina Lodders and Bruce Fegley. The most recent copie I could find dates from 1998, so the 13-pages Asteroids listing table is incomplete...

Guest_PhilCo126_*	Feb 22 2008, 06:03 PM Post #13
Guests	Well Paolo, what about a preview on "" Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - part 2 "": http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave.harland/...ooks/index.html

Paolo View Member Profile	Feb 23 2008, 08:57 AM Post #14
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004	Phil, you asked it. Part 2 will have three chapters, and this is more or less the TOC. all titles are to be confirmed Chapter 4 (the chapter numbers are carried over from Part 1) "The decade of Halley" - The Crisis: about the planetary exploration crisis in the US in the 80s - The Face of Venus: about VOIR and Venera 15 and 16 - The Mission of a Lifetime: Halley mission planning and description of Giotto, Suisei, Vega etc. - To Venus for the Last Time: Vega at Venus - Two Lives, one Spacecraft: ISEE 3/ICE - "But Now Giotto has the Shout": Halley exploration - Extrended Missions: the successive missions of Suisei, Sagigake and Giotto to G-S - Low Cost Missions: Take One: Planetary Observer and Mariner Mk II - Comet Frenzy: Comet exploration projects: CAESAR, SOCCER, CRAF, the Rosetta sample return etc. - The Rise of Vermin: Asteroid exploration projects: Vesta, Piazzi, AGORA, Asterex, NEAR etc. - An Arrow to the Sun: Solar probes - Into the Infinite: Interstellar probe precursor studies - Europe tries harder: Kepler, Mercury orbiters etc. Chapter 4 is complete and we are correcting it Chapter 5 "The Era of Flagships" - The Final Soviet Debacle: Fobos - Mapping Hell: Magellan - The Reluctant Flagship: Galileo - Asteroids into Minor Planets: Galileo to Venus, Gaspra, Ida etc. - A New Galilean Satellite: Galileo primary mission - Return to Europa and Io: Galileo Europa and millennium missions, end of mission - Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: Ulysses - The Darkest Hour: Mars Observer - Overdue and Overexpensive: the Mars Rover and Sample Return mission of the 80s Chapter 5 is almost complete and I am making the first correction pass Chapter 6 "Faster, Cheaper, Better" - Sails Return: the Martian solar sail regatta etc. - A New Hope: the Discovery program, Clementine 1 and 2 - In Love with Eros: NEAR - Completing the Census: Pluto Fast Flyby, Pluto Kuiper Express etc - NASA Licks its Wounds...: Mars Global Surveyor - Sinking the Heritage: Mars 96 and Russian projects - Wheels on Mars: Mars Pathfinder Chapter 6 is 70 per cent complete as of today

remcook View Member Profile	Feb 23 2008, 02:00 PM Post #15
Rover Driver Group: Members Posts: 1015 Joined: 4-March 04 Member No.: 47	Besides Ralph's book, there will also be: http://titanaftercassini.com/index.asp and an update of: http://www.worldscibooks.com/physics/4142.html There's quite a bit of choice! There's also going to be a Saturn book (I'm sure that's not the only one either!): http://www.saturnaftercassini.org/ A shame these conferences are so horrendously expensive...

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