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Activism, Space films and videos

Lunarcy! – documentary film about Moon-atics

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Lunarcy! is a

2012 Canadian documentary film directed by Simon Ennis, and produced by Jonas Bell Pasht, Ron Mann, Jonah Bekhor. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2012 and is headed for worldwide circulation through German Screen. The film draws from a cast of real people who each have a unique connection to the moon, to include an astronaut who once walked on the moon and a person who claims personal ownership of the moon.

It is playing currently at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital.

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Here’s the trailer:

Update: Jeff Foust went to see the film and posted this comments on it at jeff_foust on Twitter:

  • Went to see “Lunarcy!” this evening in DC. Pleasantly surprised. Expected some ridicule & snark, but was more of an honest character study.
  • The director, Simon Ennis, said in a post-screening Q&A he’s a big fan of commercial space. “I’d love to go to space!”
  • A few scenes were filmed at the Space Access conference in Phoenix. Ennis does not have fond memories of the Grace Inn.
Activism, General, Multiple media

Spacevidcast Live 6.08: The Mars Initiative

The latest Spacevidcast live program has been posted on line: Spacevidcast Live 6.08 – The Mars Initiative –

Want to help get footprints on Mars? Check out this live show where we interview Steve Bassett of The Mars Initiative.

In Space News we talk about SpaceUp San Diego, Yuri’s Night 2013, the US has restarted production of Plutonium-238 and a Canadian takes command of the most the International Space Station.

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Activism, General

Bob Zimmerman on The John Batchelor Show – March 12,14, 2013

Bob Zimmerman reports on the latest space news during regular weekly slots (usually Tuesday and Thursdays) on the John Batchelor radio program. See the iTunes free Podcast for links to the latest shows.

Tuesday March 12, 2013:
Segment 1: science and space
1. No life found in Lake Vostok, contradicting previous reports.
2. No life found in Gale Crator by Curiosity, though the conditions were right.
2. Grasshopper flies again! Also, Dragon has been unloaded at ISS.
3. The budget battle at NASA.

Segment 2: environment and climate:
1. Fukushima radiation not as bad as expected.
2. The dirty little secret of electric cars.
3. The tropical rain forests will not be harmed by global warming.

 Thursday, March 14, 2013
Segment 1: Science
1. ALMA, the world’s largest telescope, opens today.
2. Pluto might have 15 moons.
3. WISE has found the third closest star system, a binary system only 6.5 light years away.
4. Russia satellite damaged by Chinese space junk from its ASAT test.

Segment 2: Space exploration
1. Europe has inked a partnership deal with Russia for its ExoMars mission, replacing the U.S.
2. China says it will do a re-entry test of its lunar sample return mission in 2015.
3. Boeing considers building a civilian X-37B.