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organizations which will, for a fee, send you pretty certificates and
star maps describing where to find "your" star. These organizations have
absolutely no standing in the astronomical community and the names they
assign are not used by anyone else. It's also likely that you won't be
able to see "your" star without binoculars or a telescope. See the back
pages of Astronomy or other amateur astronomy publications for contact
info; one such organization may be found at:
International Star Registry
34523 Wilson Road
Ingleside, IL 60041
This is not an endorsement of ISR.
The LLNL "Great Exploration", a plan for an on-the-cheap space station,
Lunar base, and Mars mission using inflatable space structures, excited
a lot of interest on the net and still comes up from time to time. Some
references cited during net discussion were:
Avation Week Jan 22, 1990 for an article on the overall Great
Exploration
NASA Assessment of the LLNL Space Exploration Proposal and LLNL
Responses by Dr. Lowell Wood LLNL Doc. No. SS 90-9. Their address
is: PO Box 808 Livermore, CA 94550 (the NASA authors are unknown).
Briefing slides of a presentation to the NRC last December may be
available. Write LLNL and ask.
Conceptual Design Study for Modular Inflatable Space Structures, a
final report for purchase order B098747 by ILC Dover INC. I don't
know how to get this except from LLNL or ILC Dover. I don't have an
address for ILC.
Lunar Exploration Inc. (LEI) is a non-profit corporation working on a
privately funded lunar polar orbiter. Lunar Prospector is designed to
perform a geochemical survey and search for frozen volatiles at the
poles. A set of reference files describing the project is available in
ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/LEI/*
Grant H Heiken, David T Vaniman, and Bevan M French (editors), "Lunar
Sourcebook, A User's Guide to the Moon", Cambridge University Press
1991, ISBN 0-521-33444-6; hardcover; expensive. A one-volume
encyclopedia of essentially everything known about the Moon, reviewing
current knowledge in considerable depth, with copious references. Heavy
emphasis on geology, but a lot more besides, including considerable
discussion of past lunar missions and practical issues relevant to
future mission design. The reference book for the Moon; all others are
obsolete.
Wendell Mendell (ed), "Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st
Century", $15. "Every serious student of lunar bases must have this
book" - Bill Higgins. Available from:
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3303 NASA Road One
Houston, TX 77058-4399
If you want to order books, call (713)486-2172.
Thomas A. Mutch, "Geology of the Moon: A Stratigraphic View", Princeton
University Press, 1970. Information about the Lunar Orbiter missions,
including maps of the coverage of the lunar nearside and farside by
various Orbiters.
A list of Earth orbiting satellites (that are still in orbit) is
available by anonymous FTP in:
ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/FAQ/Satellites
"Space in Miniature #2: Gemini" by
Michael J. Mackowski
1621 Waterwood Lane, St. Louis, MO 63146
Only 34pp but enough pictures & diagrams to interest more than just the
modelling community, I feel.
Marco's Miniatures of Dracut, Mass. have produced a 1/144 Skylab in an
edition of 500 & a 1/48 Lunar Rover (same scale as Monogram and Revell
Lunar Modules) in a similar edition. Prices are $45 for Skylab, $24 for
LRV. Check with them for postage etc. I have no connection with them,
but have found their service to be good and their stock of rare/old kits
is impressive. Prices range from reasonable ($35 for Monogram 1/32
scale Apollo CSM with cutaway details) to spectacular ($145 for Airfix
Vostok).
Four Star Collectibles
P.O. Box 658
Dracut Mass 01826, USA.
Voyager, HST, Viking, Lunar Rover etc. kits from:
Lunar Models
5120 Grisham
Rowlett, Texas 75088
As reviewed by Bob Kaplow:
Peter Alway's book "Scale Model Rocketry" is now available. Mine
arrived in the mail earlier this week. To get your own copy, send
$19.95 + $2.50 s/h ($22.45 total) to:
Peter Alway
2830 Pittsfield
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
The book includes information on collecting scale data, construction
of scale models, and several handy tables. Appendicies include plans
for 3 sport scale models, a 1:9.22 D Region Tomahawk (BT50), a 1/40
V-2 (BT60), and a 1/9.16 Aerobee 150A (BT55/60).
I've only begun to study the book, but it certainly will be a
valuable data source for many modellers. Most vehicles include
several paragraphs of text describing the missions flown by the
rocket, various specs including "NAR" engine classification, along
with a dimensioned drawing, color layouts & paint pattern, and a
black & white photograph.
The vehicles included are the Aerobee 150A, Aerobee 300, Aerobee Hi,
Arcas, Asp, Astrobee 1500, Astrobee D, Atlas Centaur, Atlas-Agena,
Atlas-Score, Baby WAC, D-Region Tomahawk, Deacon Rockoon, Delta B,
Delta E, Gemini-Titan II, Iris, Javelin, Juno 1, Juno 2, Little Joe
1, Little Joe 2, Mercury-Atlas, Mercury-Redstone, Nike-Apache,
Nike-Asp, Nike-Cajun, Nike-Deacon, Nike-Tomahawk, RAM B, Saturn 1
Block 1, Saturn 1 Block 2, Saturn 1B, Saturn 5, Scout, Standard
Aerobee, Terrapin, Thor-Able, Titan III C, Titan III E, Trailblazer
1, V-2, Vanguard, Viking Model 1, Viking Model 2, and Wac Corporal.

organizations which will, for a fee, send you pretty certificates and

star maps describing where to find "your" star. These organizations have

absolutely no standing in the astronomical community and the names they

assign are not used by anyone else. It's also likely that you won't be

able to see "your" star without binoculars or a telescope. See the back

pages of Astronomy or other amateur astronomy publications for contact

info; one such organization may be found at:

International Star Registry

34523 Wilson Road

Ingleside, IL 60041

This is not an endorsement of ISR.

The LLNL "Great Exploration", a plan for an on-the-cheap space station,

Lunar base, and Mars mission using inflatable space structures, excited

a lot of interest on the net and still comes up from time to time. Some

references cited during net discussion were:

Avation Week Jan 22, 1990 for an article on the overall Great

Exploration

NASA Assessment of the LLNL Space Exploration Proposal and LLNL

Responses by Dr. Lowell Wood LLNL Doc. No. SS 90-9. Their address

is: PO Box 808 Livermore, CA 94550 (the NASA authors are unknown).

Briefing slides of a presentation to the NRC last December may be

available. Write LLNL and ask.

Conceptual Design Study for Modular Inflatable Space Structures, a

final report for purchase order B098747 by ILC Dover INC. I don't

know how to get this except from LLNL or ILC Dover. I don't have an

address for ILC.

Lunar Exploration Inc. (LEI) is a non-profit corporation working on a

privately funded lunar polar orbiter. Lunar Prospector is designed to

perform a geochemical survey and search for frozen volatiles at the

poles. A set of reference files describing the project is available in

ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/LEI/*

Grant H Heiken, David T Vaniman, and Bevan M French (editors), "Lunar

Sourcebook, A User's Guide to the Moon", Cambridge University Press

1991, ISBN 0-521-33444-6; hardcover; expensive. A one-volume

encyclopedia of essentially everything known about the Moon, reviewing

current knowledge in considerable depth, with copious references. Heavy

emphasis on geology, but a lot more besides, including considerable

discussion of past lunar missions and practical issues relevant to

future mission design. *The* reference book for the Moon; all others are

obsolete.

Wendell Mendell (ed), "Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st

Century", $15. "Every serious student of lunar bases *must* have this

book" - Bill Higgins. Available from:

Lunar and Planetary Institute

3303 NASA Road One

Houston, TX 77058-4399

If you want to order books, call (713)486-2172.

Thomas A. Mutch, "Geology of the Moon: A Stratigraphic View", Princeton

University Press, 1970. Information about the Lunar Orbiter missions,

including maps of the coverage of the lunar nearside and farside by

various Orbiters.

A list of Earth orbiting satellites (that are still in orbit) is

available by anonymous FTP in:

ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/FAQ/Satellites

"Space in Miniature #2: Gemini" by

Michael J. Mackowski

1621 Waterwood Lane, St. Louis, MO 63146

Only 34pp but enough pictures & diagrams to interest more than just the

modelling community, I feel.

Marco's Miniatures of Dracut, Mass. have produced a 1/144 Skylab in an

edition of 500 & a 1/48 Lunar Rover (same scale as Monogram and Revell

Lunar Modules) in a similar edition. Prices are $45 for Skylab, $24 for

LRV. Check with them for postage etc. I have no connection with them,

but have found their service to be good and their stock of rare/old kits

*is* impressive. Prices range from reasonable ($35 for Monogram 1/32

scale Apollo CSM with cutaway details) to spectacular ($145 for Airfix

Vostok).

Four Star Collectibles

P.O. Box 658

Dracut Mass 01826, USA.

Voyager, HST, Viking, Lunar Rover etc. kits from:

Lunar Models

5120 Grisham

Rowlett, Texas 75088

As reviewed by Bob Kaplow:

Peter Alway's book "Scale Model Rocketry" is now available. Mine

arrived in the mail earlier this week. To get your own copy, send

$19.95 + $2.50 s/h ($22.45 total) to:

Peter Alway

2830 Pittsfield

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

The book includes information on collecting scale data, construction

of scale models, and several handy tables. Appendicies include plans

for 3 sport scale models, a 1:9.22 D Region Tomahawk (BT50), a 1/40

V-2 (BT60), and a 1/9.16 Aerobee 150A (BT55/60).

I've only begun to study the book, but it certainly will be a

valuable data source for many modellers. Most vehicles include

several paragraphs of text describing the missions flown by the

rocket, various specs including "NAR" engine classification, along

with a dimensioned drawing, color layouts & paint pattern, and a

black & white photograph.

The vehicles included are the Aerobee 150A, Aerobee 300, Aerobee Hi,

Arcas, Asp, Astrobee 1500, Astrobee D, Atlas Centaur, Atlas-Agena,

Atlas-Score, Baby WAC, D-Region Tomahawk, Deacon Rockoon, Delta B,

Delta E, Gemini-Titan II, Iris, Javelin, Juno 1, Juno 2, Little Joe

1, Little Joe 2, Mercury-Atlas, Mercury-Redstone, Nike-Apache,

Nike-Asp, Nike-Cajun, Nike-Deacon, Nike-Tomahawk, RAM B, Saturn 1

Block 1, Saturn 1 Block 2, Saturn 1B, Saturn 5, Scout, Standard

Aerobee, Terrapin, Thor-Able, Titan III C, Titan III E, Trailblazer

1, V-2, Vanguard, Viking Model 1, Viking Model 2, and Wac Corporal.