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Return to the Moon
Dr Duncan L Copp
June 2008
Return to the moon | Written in the rocks | A grand observatory | Space resource | A manned return? | The driving force | Find out more
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Websites
In the Shadow of the Moon
www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/
shadow_moon/index.html
In the Shadow of the Moon brings together, for the first and possibly last time, crewmembers from every Apollo mission which flew to the moon to tell their remarkable stories in their own words.
Walking on the Moon
www.channel4.com/science/microsites/M/moon/
This Channel 4 site has a timeline that takes you from the creation of the Moon, about four and a half billion years ago, through to the history of astronomers' discoveries. Then on to the development of rocket science and the Apollo programme, and finally to speculations about what the future may hold.
Nasa Official Site
www.Nasa.gov
Homepage of the US Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) organisation.
The British National Space Centre
www.bnsc.gov.uk
Information about Britain's development of space technology.
European Space Agency
www.esa.int/export/esaCP/index.html
Information on the Agency's projects and plenty of pictures.
Space
www.space.com
The definitive space website which offers compelling content, featuring news, information, technology, science, business, entertainment and an education channel.
Destination Mars
www.channel4.com/science/microsites/M/mars
Channel 4 site that tells the story of Mars exploration and shows how scientists are creating their own versions of Mars on Earth, so they can prepare the planet's first explorers. Check out the space game.
Hubble Space Telescope
History of the telescope that's providing an enlightening new window on the Universe.
Space Telescope Science Institute
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/Pictures.html
Pictures from the Hubble telescope.
Fusion Technology Institute
http://fti.neep.wisc.edu/
Official website of those investigating resources such as Helium 3 that could potentially be developed from the moon to provide sustainable power.
Books
Apollo 17 by Robert Godwin (Apogee Books, 2002)
Nasa Mission Report as part of the Apogee Space Series.
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Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions by David M Harland (Praxis- Verlag, January 2008)
A complete and compelling account of the Apollo missions, concentrating on the exploration of the lunar surface.
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The Last Man on the Moon by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis (St. Martin's Press, 1999)
Autobiography by the last person to walk on the Moon.
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The Race by James Schefter (Arrow, 2000)
Close-up coverage of the Cold War space race between the Americans and the Soviets. Gives a full account from the end of the Second World War to the first man on the moon.
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Collins Gem Space Exploration (HarperCollins, 2005)
Looks at the exploration of space, the stars, walking on the moon and beyond. Quick and easy reference book.
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Hubble Vision: Further adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope by Carolyn Collins Petersen and John C. Brandt (Cambridge University Press, 1998) US edition only, available through online bookshops.
Illustrated book which provides a portfolio of the latest images from Hubble, with a text explaining its discoveries. It's also an introduction to astronomy and gives laypeople an idea of what astronomers do.
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