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Old 30-July-2004, 12:59 PM
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Post here what Apollo-related books, articles, software, videos etc. you have. The list may be useful for someone who is trying to find something. From what I've heard, I can't imagine JayUtah wanting to provide any more than a general list, unless he has done a concise one already.

My list:

CD-ROMS
"The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal", Eric M. Jones, Editor (1999) -- 4 CD-ROMS
Transcripts of all communications to and from the lunar surface plus commentary from the astronauts.
Apollo 11 1581 photos 38 movie clips 56 audio clips
Apollo 12 2284 photos 2 movie clips 67 audio clips
Apollo 14 1084 photos 4 movie clips 14 audio clips
Apollo 15 2753 photos 4 movie clips 27 audio clips
Apollo 16 2299 photos 4 movie clips 48 audio clips
Apollo 17 3688 photos 68 movie clips 49 audio clips

"Apollo XIII - A Week to Remember", Odyssey Interactive Inc., U.S.A. (1995)
"For All Mankind", PC Format No. 98, U.K. (August 1999)
"Media Factor Space", Andromeda Interactive Ltd, Oxfordshire (1995)
"Our Solar System and Beyond", CD Titles, Cambridge, MA (1995)
"SkyMap Pro 7 Demonstration Version", NZ PC World (June 2001)
"The Interactive Space Encyclopedia", Andromeda Interactive Ltd, Oxfordshire (1994)
"The Space Race", FlagTower, First Electronic Publishing Limited, U.K. (1995)

33-1/3 R.P.M. LONG PLAYING RECORD
"Apollo 11: We Have Landed on the Moon", Capitol Records (Bought 9 November 1969)

BOOKS
"Amateur Astronomer", Antonin Rukl. Peerage Books, London (1985) -- Hardcover
"Conquest", David Baker. Holland & Clark Ltd, London (1984) -- Paperback
"First on the Moon - A Voyage with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr", written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin, epilogue by Arthur C. Clark. Michael Joseph Ltd, London (1970) -- Hardcover
"Hamlyn Atlas of the Moon", Antonin Rukl. Paul Hamlyn Publishing, London (1991) -- Hardcover
"Journey to Tranquillity - The History of Man's Assault on the Moon", Hugo Young, Brian Silcock and Peter Dunn. Jonathan Cape Ltd, London (1969) -- Hardcover
"Life in Space". Time-Life Books Inc., Alexandria, Virginia (1983) -- Hardcover
"The Invasion of the Moon 1969 - The Story of Apollo 11", Peter Ryan. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England (1969) -- Paperback
"The Moon", Patrick Moore. Mitchell Beazley Publishers, London (1981) -- Hardcover

MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
"Space-age relic recovered" [Liberty Bell 7, 21 July 1961]. The Dominion, Thurs. 22 July 1999, page 5
"Footprints on the Moon", Hugh L. Dryden, Ph.D. National Geographic, Vol. 125, No. 3, March 1964, pages 356-401
"The Moon Close Up", Eugene M. Shoemaker. National Geographic, Vol. 126, No. 5, November 1964, pages 690-707
"That Orbed Maiden... The Moon", Kenneth F. Weaver. National Geographic, Vol. 135, No. 2, February 1969, pages 206-228
"Awesome Views of the Forbidding Moonscape", Nine-page portfolio of photographs. National Geographic, Vol. 135, No. 2, February 1969, pages 229-239
"How We Mapped the Moon", David W. Cook. National Geographic, Vol. 135, No. 2, February 1969, pages 240-245
"A Most Fantastic Voyage" [Apollo 8], Lt. Gen. Sam C. Phillips. National Geographic, Vol. 135, No. 5, May 1969, pages 593-631
"And Now to Touch the Moon's Forbidding Face", Kenneth F. Weaver. National Geographic, Vol. 135, No. 5, May 1969, pages 632-635
"Man Walks on Another World" [Apollo 11], Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins. National Geographic, Vol. 136, No. 6, December 1969, pages 738-749
"Sounds of the Space Age, From Sputnik to Lunar Landing" [33-1/3 RPM Monaural Recording], narrated by Astronaut Frank Borman. National Geographic, Vol. 136, No. 6, December 1969, page 750
"The Flight of Apollo 11: 'One Giant Leap for Mankind'", Kenneth F. Weaver. National Geographic, Vol. 136, No. 6, December 1969, pages 752-787
"What the Moon Rocks Tell Us", Kenneth F. Weaver. National Geographic, Vol. 136, No. 6, December 1969, pages 788-791
"Next Steps in Space ", Dr Thomas O. Paine. National Geographic, Vol. 136, No. 6, December 1969, pages 792-797
"When Two Worlds Were One" [Apollo 11]. Sky and Space, June/July 1999, pages 14-21
"The Science of the Moon". Sky and Space, June/July 1999, pages 26-27
"One Giant Leap" [Apollo 11], Kerrie Dougherty. Sky and Space, October 1994, pages 16-21
"Moon Walk Remembered" [Apollo 11], Colour photograph of Collins, Armstrong and Aldrin. The Dominion, Thursday 22 July 1999, page 5
"Terror In Space" [Apollo 13], Angus Mayer. The Australian Women's Weekly, July 1995, pages 20-23
"The Climb Up Cone Crater" [Apollo 14], Alice J. Hall. National Geographic, Vol. 140, No. 1, July 1971, pages 136-148
"History Written in Rock" [Apollo 15 -- Photos of Mount Hadley]. National Geographic, Vol. 141, No. 2, February 1972, pages 230-232
"To the Mountains of the Moon" [Apollo 15], Kenneth F. Weaver. National Geographic, Vol. 141, No. 2, February 1972, pages 233-265
"What is it Like to Walk on the Moon?" [Apollo 15], David R. Scott. National Geographic, Vol. 144, No. 3, September 1973, pages 326-329
"Apollo 16 Brings us Visions from Space". National Geographic, Vol. 142, No. 6, December 1972, pages 856-865
"Exploring Taurus-Littrow" [Apollo 17], Harrison H. Schmitt. National Geographic, Vol. 144, No. 3, September 1973, pages 290-307
"Have We Solved the Mysteries of the Moon?", Kenneth F. Weaver. National Geographic, Vol. 144, No. 3, September 1973, pages 308-325

VIDEO TAPES
"Achieving the Goal -- NASA's Manned Spaceflight Overview". United States Film Corporation (1992) 0:28:10 -- Bought 18 January 1996
"The Flight of Apollo 7". Istead AV Science Series HQ187
"We Came In Peace -- Project Apollo: The Missions Volume 3 - Incorporating NASA's Manned Spaceflights of Apollo 11 & 12". United States Film Corporation (1992) 1:34:32 -- Bought 18 January 1996
"From the Earth to the Moon" Parts 1-12 Tapes 33-36
"Moonshot" Parts 1-4 Tape 37-38

MOVIE VIDEO TAPES
"Apollo 11" TV2 11 Aug 2001 12 noon 1:28:33 Tape 53
"Apollo 13" TV3 19 Jul 1998 8:30pm 2:13:49 Tape 41
"The Dish" TV3 7 Dec 2003 8:30pm 1:37:38 Tape 63


They're hardly "treasures," but...........

APOLLO "HOAX" BOOKS
"Dark Moon - Apollo and the Whistle-Blowers", Mary Bennett and David S. Percy. Aulis Publishers, London (1999)
"NASA Mooned America!", [Ralph] Rene'. Rene', Passaic NJ (1994)

APOLLO "HOAX" ARTICLES
"Mysteries of Our Moon Part 1 -- NASA's Fake Moon Shots", [Ralph] René. Nexus Vol. 2-27 August-September 1995, page 45.
"Mysteries of Our Moon Part 2 -- NASA's 'Secret' Moon Photos", Vito Saccheri. Nexus Vol. 2-28 October-November 1995, page 55. Based on "Somebody Else is on the Moon" by George H. Leonard. Reports of 'Bogey' and 'Santa Claus' from Apollo craft, astronauts allegedly talking about UFOs, and photo of Tsiolkovsky 'lake' on the moon.

APOLLO "HOAX" VIDEO TAPES
"Conspiracy Theory — Did We Land on the Moon?" Fox, TV3 1 Sep 2001 8:30pm and TV3 24 Jun 2003 9:30pm 0:58:56 Tape 54
"We’ve Never Been to the Moon", Bill Kaysing, 0:20:43 Tape 24
"What Happened on the Moon? Part 1", Aulis Publishing 2:11:24 Tape 47
"What Happened on the Moon? Part 2", Aulis Publishing 1:30:00 Tape 48
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(drat, wiped out the whole quote with that delete key)

I'm old enough to have some of the original-issue press kits and AP wire photos (Dad was a newspaperman). For some birthday when I was in high school or college, Dad also managed to get me a personalized autographed photo of Neil Armstrong, still occupying a place of honor in my home office (actually, closet with bookshelves and a desk in front...). For post-lunar missions, there are those Apollo-Soyuz covers with linkup cancellation and autographed by four of the crew (missing one of the US guys, oddly enough - and you would know Leonov's loops anywhere). And I still have some copy negatives of Apollo 8 pictures of the eastern limb of the Earthside provided by the NSSDC, from a very brief foray into planetary science.

Most personal - some faded slides and a few prints I took of the Apollo 15 launch. TV just wasn't the same after that.
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(Most personal - some faded slides and a few prints I took of the Apollo 15 launch. TV just wasn't the same after that.
I have a whole bunch of off-TV photos of the Apollo missions as well as cassette tapes of the launches and other mission events. Seems kind of quaint now that so much is available on DVD. But of course I didn't know that at the time.
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A piece of gold foil from the exterior of either the Apollo 11 or Apollo 13 CM given to me by my grandfather. I'm pretty certain he originally said 11, but later said 13, then could not remember which as he got older (I was turning 5 when Apollo 11 happened). It was given to him by a Navy frogman who was a neighbor of his in San Diego. Unfortunately, it's impossible to authoritatively authenticate the foil. Still, it sure is cool to have something that went to the moon and back 8)
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I have almost nothing that was collected at the time. I have a pretty large library, but it's mostly been put together over the past 10 years or so. If you extend my collection to include the stuff I have relatively unlimited access to (but don't actually own), you can throw in a DSKY, parts of the docking probe assembly, and a Rocketdyne H-1 engine (the forerunner of the F-1).
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I have a certificate from NASA that belonged to my great-grandmother. It's to thank her for all her help in the Apollo space program. I'll have to scan it in and post it.
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Does it get any cooler than having your initials on the moon? Read it first in Time magazine and confirmed it with Eugene Cernans "Last Man on the Moon" I know Eugene did it for his daughter however I have the same initials.
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A colleague of mine is distantly related to Jim Irwin. Tom has the initials, TLI
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I have my father,Maintenance Supervisor for the Madrid stations,'66-'71.
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I've managed to get the first pic of the Marantz 9120 power amplifier -used exclusively in apollo tracking stations- in the public area, as well as some specifications.

Other than that info and digital scan, and the accompanying email conversation with Mr Lindsay who provided the data from his private library, I have no Apollo artifacts. At least none other than commercial things.

We used to play with a football featuring the Apollo 11 crew when we were young. Though that was an old football (soccer ball), it must have been from quite some time after A11, as even my oldest broth was only 4 YO in 69. The print had almost completely disappeared when we played with it though (80's/early 90's). The fact that they emigrated in the 70's makes it even less likely that the ball originated from 69 or early 70's. Maybe we still have it, but I highly doubt it.
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I have absolutely nothing (other than my memories!)

Still, it got me wondering what might be out there, so I ebayed and found the following quirky item :
Official Copy of Apollo 11 Customs Declaration for Moon Rock
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I own the book "Full Moon" by Micheal Light and I love it endlessly.
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I have "Full Moon", "Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon", and "The NASA Mission Reports" for Apollo 11 (volume 2) and Apollo 13.

I suppose "Failure is not an Option" and the BA's book may count. Do they?
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It's not an Apollo treasure but I have a belly tile from Columbia pre accident - it was a chipped one pulled after 2 million miles. David Adair got hold of some of them and was selling them at conventions in the '80s.
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I have my father,Maintenance Supervisor for the Madrid stations,'66-'71.
Any offers for him from collectors?
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The sound track of the Apollo 11 mission on vinyl and still in it's commemorative sleeve, it was released by Philip's and entitled "Man on the Moon"
it has been played only once, and stored in a plastic cover.
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I have a Denby plate commemorating the first moon landing.
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I just saw the pics of tuesday's lecture. Apparently Aldrin made some time for autographs after I left. Oh well .
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I have many books (too many to list) as well as a number of videos and DVD's. There is one book that deserves special mention, though. It's called "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Moon". No it's nothing to do with the "moon hoax" nonsense - it's literally a collection of humorous anecdotes from astronauts and those involved in the space programme.

One of my favourite videos is a three hour documentary about the American space programme I bought at the ground tracking station at Tidbinbilla, near Canberra, Australia. http://www.bintel.com.au/Tidbinbilla.html

I have the DVD set of "From The Earth To The Moon" (Tom Hanks produced series) and a number of dedicated vids about Apollo 13, Apollo 11 and the early space programme. My most treasured items, though, are three scrapbooks I made at the time, of all the newspaper and magazine clippings from Apollo 10 through to Apollo 17. Whenever I look at those, the memories come flooding back.
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