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In the Shadow of the Moon (2008)

Director

David Sington

Subject

Astronomy; History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £19.99

This simple, stylish look at the Apollo space program is a quietly powerful rumination on the nature of patriotism, heroism, and humanity. Director David Sington utilises a narrator-less structure that...

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For All Mankind (2011)

Director

Al Reinert

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 80 minutes), £19.99

During the Apollo lunar missions from 1968 to 1972, those onboard were given 16mm cameras and told to film anything and everything they could, in space, in orbit, and on the surface of the moon itself. Two...

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Hubble Vision (1994 Video)

Producer

Alec Nisbett

Subject

Astronomy; Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

On 13 December 1993, the space shuttle Endeavour returned to earth with the team of astronauts whose mission was to repair the Hubble space telescope. Had their mission failed, it could have broken both the...

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Esa DVD Lesson Series

aka: European Space Agency Lesson Series

Subject

Space science

Four video lessons produced by the European Space Agency. The lessons focus on explaining basic scientific concepts and showing the difference between being on Earth and in space. All videos are now...

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People and Stars (1983 Film)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Presents a review of three decades of space technology in the USSR, showing the Kazakhstan space station, astronauts walking in space, the training of cosmonauts, selection of crew and the work of the...

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Apollo 15: The Mountains of the Moon (1971 Video)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. sd. col. 28 min., 1995 sale: £11 (+VAT + p&p)

The mission which yielded the ‘Genesis rock’. Includes the Lunar Rover excursions near Hadley Rille, a space-walk to retrieve film from the craft’s cameras and the placing on the moon of a plaque...

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Space Conquest: The First Twenty Five Years (2009)

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £12.99

This film about the historic Apollo 11 space mission and the history of NASA features archive footage of the take-off from the Kennedy Space Centre, the moon landing and the astronauts’ return home as well...

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Apollo 11 (2019)

Director

Todd Douglas

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 93 minutes), £6.99

Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 70mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission, the one that...

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Space Shuttle ‘Discovery’ (1994 Video)

Director

Stuart Carter

Producer

Stuart Carter; Heather Couper

Subject

Space science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1994 sale: £25.85 (inclusive) (Academy) 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) (retail)

In-depth view of a space shuttle mission. Reveals how the shuttle Discovery is launched, how it is manoeuvred in orbit, the sophisticated systems that keep the onboard astronauts alive, how and where they...

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Moon, The: A Giant Step in Geology (1977 Film)

Subject

Astronomy; Geology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows scientists at Houston’s Lunar Receiving Laboratory analysing lunar rocks samples brought back by astronauts. Animated segments illustrate the origins of lunar topography. Other segments show how...

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