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  1. Past at Work, The. Part 4: Spindle and Shuttle (1982 Video)

    Producer
    Susanna Capon; Suzanne Davies; Michael Garrod
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Uses working museums and surviving buildings to demonstrate the impact on the landscape and the lives of working people, of inventions in the textile industry during the 18th and 19th centuries. Shows the...

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  2. Broadcasting Live ... From Space

    Date
    29 Oct 2015, 08:21
    Author
    Ben Hodson
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    In March 2014 Channel 4 promised to let viewers share live the experience of being an astronaut on the International Space Station. Dr Michael Allen, Birkbeck, University of London, considers the perils and...

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  3. Newton and the Space Shuttle (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    Examines Newton’s laws of motion through a mission of the NASA space shuttle. During the mision to repair a damaged satellite, the underlying physics is emphasised, illustrated using computer graphics.

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  4. One Small Step (1987 Video)

    Producer
    David Saunders
    Subject
    Information technology; Space science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the way computers were used in the American space shuttle projects, particularly at computer systems in the shuttle orbiter and their relationship to the Mission Conrool unit at the Johnson Space...

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  5. Spacesuit (1991 Video)

    Director
    Patrick Uden
    Producer
    Patrick Uden
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00

    The currently used shuttle spacesuit will be unsuitable for human beings who may colonise Mars in the future because it is bulky and heavy. The programme looks at the latest experiments to solve the problem...

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  6. Short History of the Future, A: The Spaceship (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Sheila Hayman
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    Compares spaceflight as portrayed in the cinema to it really is. The US space programme was started in the Walt Disney studios by Werner von Braun, and the first space shuttle was called Enterprise after the...

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  7. Mechanisation of Textile Spinning, The (1984 Video)

    Producer
    Neil Cameron
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Illustrates the methods of working early textile machines, from the flying shuttle to the spinning mule. Engravings, cartoons and actual examples from Helmshare Higher Mill Museum are used. The final section...

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