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Links of Interest space related and subject related websites

Film Acknowledgements thanks to all those who are helping to bring Man Conquers Space from just a dream into a living, breathing entity

Website Acknowledgements thanks to all those who have helped make this website possible

Recommended Reading Material want to read more on the subject? Try these titles for a start . . .

 

Links of Interest:

Bonestell Space Art - Home of the online world of the famed space artist Chesley Bonestell
Deep Cold - An amazing look at American and Russian flight hardware designed at the height of the cold war, but ultimately was never to fly
Up-Ship - the web home of Scott Lowther and "Aerospace Projects Review" magazine - an enthusiast's must-have

The Sci-Fi Air Show Mission - The SCI-FI AIR SHOW's purpose is to preserve and promote the rich and varied history of Sci-Fi/fantasy vehicles.

Ed Bisconti's CD Dynamics - "Plastic Models, Rockets and Spacecraft Vol 1", a CD guide to vintage plastic space model kits!

David A. Hardy's AstroArt Pages - the web home of remowned space artist David Hardy. Devoted to space art, science fiction, fantasy, astonomy, space travel, Earth sciences, volcanoes and more... (check out his new book "Hardyware"!)

 
 The Digital Designs of Paul S. Hoffman - a fascinating website of an accomplished space artist, including his own VRML treatment of the art of Chesley Bonestell. Has great links to Bonestell-related material and space art in general

 

Romance to Reality is a collection of articles that summarize Moon and Mars exploration plans developed in the second half of the twentieth century.

Novaspace Galleries - The premier source on the web for space art, autographs and memorabilia, and includes an exceptionally useful links section
Space.com - Keep up to date with goings on in space, also contains a valuable space links section
Spaceflight Now - The latest in space news from all over the world. Subscriber-only access to movies.
The Project Apollo Archive - an excellent source of high quality photos, audio and video files chronicling the Apollo program

OM World - the indescribable web presence of sci.space.history's resident Texan - OM

Surfaces Rendered - the website of David Sander's film post-production business and the home of Man Conquers Space

Film Acknowledgements

All footage generated by Surfaces Rendered for Man Conquers Space.

Man Conquers Space wishes to express appreciation to NASA for some historical still photography which forms the basis for some of the vision depicted.

We would like to thank James Hutson for his invaluable support and encouragement.

Thanks also go to Scott Lowther for his support, encouragement, initiative, and brilliant resources, and to Ron Miller of Bonestell.org for his ongoing support and assistance with the art of Chesley Bonestell.

Man Conquers Space owes a deep debt of gratitude to the efforts of James Mitchell and Jennifer Mitchell.

Appreciation also goes to Blair Joscelyne for his work on the original soundtrack for Man Conquers Space. To see his website, go here.

Thanks to Jasjha "Dutch" Stel for his invaluable assistance in the workshop, and to Alan Cinis - renouned Australian actor - for his time, talents and expertise.

Thanks to Adam Eden at Eden Creative Media for his support.

Thanks also to the wonderful people who have appeared in the film, who have selflessly dedicated their time and talents to this project.

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Website Acknowledgements

Firstly, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to Ron Miller and Bonestell Space Art for permission to reproduce the artwork of the celebrated space artist Chesley Bonestell on this website.

We would also like to give a hearty "thanks!" to Kim Poor at Novaspace for his assistance.

Also, a huge THANKS! to Chuck Stewart for his invaluable assistance in reorganising the structure and hosting of the MCS website :-) Rowr.

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Recommended Reading Material:

The Art of Chesley Bonestell

published in 2001 and on the "must have" list.

Collier's Magazine issues:

March 22, 1952
October 18, 1952
October 25, 1952
February 28, 1953
March 7, 1953
March 14, 1953
June 27, 1953
April 30, 1954

Piszkiewicz, D., Wernher von Braun: The Man Who Sold the Moon, Praeger Publishers, Westport Connecticut, USA, 1998

von Braun, W., The Mars Project, Illini Books Press, University of Illinois Press, USA, 1991

Ley, W., The Conquest of Space, Viking, New York,1949

von Braun, W., et al., Across the Space Frontier, Viking, New York, 1952

Ley, W., von Braun, W., The Exploration of Mars, Viking, New York, 1960


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