| View Larger Image | The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal | DVDStarring: Nasa
Directed By: Eric Jones and Ken Glover
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| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 120 minutes | | Format: | Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | Spacecraft Films | | Number of Discs: | 3 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | May 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 126,288th |
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Product Description
Spacecraft Films is proud to announce the release of The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal on 3 DVD-ROMs. Edited by Dr. Eric Jones and Ken Glover, the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the moon from 1969 through 1972. The ALSJ contains a corrected transcript of all recorded conversations between the lunar surface crews and Houston, including extensive interwoven commentary by the Editor and by ten of the twelve moonwalking astronauts. Since the last publication of the Journal in 1999 (on CD), additions have included five years worth of new work on mission details, including photo essays on such subjects as the use of the LEC as a tether during Armstrong's trip down the ladder, Armstrong's flown suit, the Environmental Control System, the TV system, the surviving Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, and many others. This edition includes high-resolution scans from original film of all of the Hasselblad images taken on the Moon, and low-res reference versions of all of the video, plus a large collection of background documents. - The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is for viewing on computers, and will not operate in a DVD-Video player. - System Requirements: Browser equivalent to Netscape 7.1 or higher. Quicktime 7.0 or higher is recommended for playing the video clips. RealOne player will be needed for playing streamed audio and video clips. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Explore The Moon With The Apollo Astronauts by givbatam3 (REHOVOT Israel)  5 Stars
February 12, 2008
For the first 20 years after the Apollo Lunar Landing Program that lasted from 1969-1972 very little information was available to the general public about this historic project that put man on the moon. The American taxpayer had invested something like $25 Billion in the program, and while there were undeniable benefits to the United States in the political realm, as well as the technological and scientific, from this huge investment, but unfortunately the average citizen who had an above average interest in this great adventure had little access to the actual records of the flights and the scientific and technological work that accompanied it, leading to a great feeling of frustration, at least on my own part.
Fortunately, the proliferation of personal computer technology plus digital audio and video in the 1990's made it possible for intrepid individuals, on a volunteer basis, to begin to systematically go through the transcripts and records of the flights and begin to edit them and bring them to the general public's attention and make sure that future generations would have easy access to the historical record of man's first steps on another world.
The most important of these volunteers is Eric Jones who decided to go through the transcripts of each of the six successful moon landings and make them available to anyone who was interested. Jones decided to cover, in each flight, the period from the time the Lunar Module is making its approach for landing, through the landings themselves, the extra-vehicular activities of the crews on the lunar surface and ending up with the launch of the Lunar Module Ascent Stage from the surface in order to return home to Earth.
However, Jones does not simply make do with transcribing the communication of the astronauts who made the landing with Mission Control in Houston, he gives a detailed explanation and commentary of each action taken by the astronauts, either involving the flight of the Lunar Module, technical activities involving the LM or other equipment, or the scientific aspects of the geological work they did on the Lunar surface. Jones makes highly technical or scientific concepts accessible to anyone with some background in science or engineering. What is most important is that Jones made contact with and interviewed at least one astronaut from each of the six successful landings which was invaluable for clarifying difficult points and getting the personal observations of those who actually participated in this most exciting adventure. He also makes extensive use of the post-flight debriefings of the crews that were made at the time and thus are fresh, first-hand obervations. Jones also discusses interesting "sidelights" like whether or not it was a coincidence that six of the seven Mission Commanders who had the job of piloting the Lunar Module down to the surface of the Moon (including the unsuccessful Apollo 13 mission) had backgrounds as Naval aviators, whereas only one (Dave Scott of Apollo 15) was an Air Force man (the concensus of all the astronauts who were asked this question said it was a coincidence and that Air Force men would have made as good LM commanders as well if given the chance).
In addition to the transcripts, there are many short films of the landings and other activities, including Neil Armstrong's historic first step on the Moon, numerous photographs taken on the lunar surface including panoramas assembled by David Harland, plus short articles describing the Lunar Module, the geology equipment, the pressure suits worn by the astronauts and many other such subjects.
In short, anyone who really wants to immerse his or herself in the lunar exploration experience will find the material here invaluable and even addicting. As I indicated above, all of us who are fascinated by the space program and lunar exploration and all future generations who will build on this owe a debt of gratitude to Eric Jones and all those who joined in his work to make this great gift available to all of us.
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