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Topic: Apollo 12 "A New Vista for Lunar Sciences" pamphlet
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MattJL Member Posts: 57 From: New Jersey, US Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-09-2012 05:14 PM
I finally re-discovered the Apollo 12 pamphlet (or miniature magazine, I'm not sure of how to classify it) "A New Vista for Lunar Sciences" when I was cleaning out my bookshelf. It looks to be a period artifact, as Apollo 13 is mentioned in future tense (and the price is given as 65 cents). The cover has a color photograph of either Conrad or Bean skipping away from Intrepid towards the photographer.Can anyone tell me about the origins of this pamphlet, or if similar ones were released for Apollo missions 11 and 13 through 17? |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 09-09-2012 05:36 PM
- Apollo 8 Man Around the Moon (EP-66)
- Code Name: Spider Flight of Apollo 9 (EP-68)
- Mission Report Apollo 10 (EP-70)
- The First Lunar Landing As Told by the Astronauts (EP-73)
- Apollo 12 A New Vista for Lunar Science (EP-74)
- Apollo 13 "Houston, we've got a problem" (EP-76)
- Apollo 14 Science at Fra Mauro (EP-91)
- Apollo 15 At Hadley Base (EP-94)
- Apollo 16 At Descartes (EP-97)
- Apollo 17 At Taurus-Littrow (EP-102)
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MattJL Member Posts: 57 From: New Jersey, US Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-09-2012 07:50 PM
Thanks. I may eventually have to go and complete the set now. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 09-10-2012 11:52 AM
The booklets were produced by the Office of Public Affairs at NASA. I think EP stands for Educational Publication. |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3118 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-10-2012 04:24 PM
There's one booklet missing from the above list: "Log of Apollo 11" (EP-72). I would suggest that it's the "real" Apollo 11 publication out of this list. EP-73 is a departure from the format of the other Apollo booklets. It's an illustrated transcript of the post-mission press conference (which I remember watching live by satellite on our neighbours' colour TV while they were on holiday.) Both are excellent, in fact the whole set is a wonderful evocation of the glory days of Apollo. The Apollo 8 booklet is arguably the best and most detailed. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 09-10-2012 04:53 PM
There is also a large booklet simply called "Apollo" (EP-100). On the cover is an Apollo 17 photo of Gene Cernan holding the flag with the Earth in the background.Did anybody get a booklet autographed? |
onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 09-11-2012 03:36 PM
I can remember, in those pre-internet (and cS) days, eagerly awaiting the publication of all of those booklets from NASA. You did get a lot of information from newspapers and magazines during the flights, but it was still impressive to see the full color pictures printed along with a report of the mission. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 09-11-2012 04:49 PM
In EP-76, there is a nice photo of the Apollo 13 astronauts leaving the crew transfer van at Pad 39A on launch day. I do not recall seeing that photo anywhere else. There is no photo number. |
J.L Member Posts: 674 From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA Registered: May 2005
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posted 09-11-2012 05:08 PM
That would be image 70PC-96 |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3207 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 09-11-2012 05:23 PM
Excellent - thanks for posting! |