The latest trailer for the film Interstellar, which is scheduled for release on November 7th:
Category Archives: Space films and videos
‘2001: The Heritage and Legacy of The Space Odyssey’ on The Space Show
Rob Godwin, the owner and founder of Apogee Space Books. was on the Space Show Friday and discussed the book, 2001: The Heritage And Legacy Of The Space Odyssey, published by www.apogeeprime.com and written by the late Fred Ordway and Godwin: Rob Godwin, Friday, 9-12-14 – Thespaceshow’s Blog
Listen to the audio:
Video: Star Trek Into Darkness gag reel
This blooper reel from the movie, Star Trek Into Darkness, is quite fun:
[ Update: Apparently Paramount objected to the posting of the clip and it was removed. You can find it on the Star Trek: The Compendium [Blu-ray]:
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Video: Time lapse of launch campaign for Europe’s ATV-5 cargo module
Here’s an interesting time lapse video from the European Space Agency (ESA) showing the preparations up to the time of the launch of the last ATV module that delivered cargo to the International Space Station: ATV-5 Launch Campaign
Description:
This time-lapse video shows the ATV-5 Georges Lemaitre loading process and its integration on the Ariane 5 launcher before its transfer and launch to the International Space Station from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on 29 July 2014.
The fifth in the series of the largest spacecraft ever built in Europe is also the heaviest load an Ariane 5 has ever launched. ATV-5 is set to carry almost 6.6 tonnes of supplies to the orbital outpost, including a record amount of dry cargo: around 2682 kg.
Georges Lemaîtres will deliver experiments, equipment, spare parts, water, air and even artwork to the six astronauts living in space.
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will be responsible for docking and unloading the cargo when ATV arrives at its destination around two weeks after launch.
“The Moon” and “Road to the Stars” – Soviet space films
An interesting article about two documentary style films about spaceflight made in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s by director Pavel Klushantsev : This is (maybe) how we’d have colonised the Moon if the Soviet Union had got there first – New Statesman.
The Moon. ЛУНА (1965)
From the caption:
Soviet Union:Leningrad Popular Science Film Studio, 1965
Director: Pavel Klushantsev
The film consists of two parts: popular scientific and science-fiction.
In the first part in the popular form the modern (1965) scientific convergence on the Moon are stated. In the second part the director and the artist create a picture of the future of the Moon.
Road to the Stars Дорога к звёздам (1956-57)
From the caption:
Soviet Union:Leningrad Popular Science Film Studio, 1956-1957
Director: Pavel Klushantsev
“Road to stars” – the first Soviet color popular science and scientific film about space exploration.
The film consists of two parts: popular-science and science-feature.
In the second part the director and the artist create a picture of the future of the cosmonautics.
The screenplay began to form in 1953. In 1956 began filming. In the summer of 1957 (in Crimea near Yalta) filming was completed.