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Number two in the series: Moon Base. Just saying the phrase "moon base" brings me a sense of excitement and nostalgia. In fact one of my treasures is my talking Dr. Evil Doll that says "Welcome to my moon base".
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Nephew, William and Chester, Michael. Illustrated by Buehr, Walter. Moon Base. New York : GP Putnam's Sons. (72 p.) 23 cm.
And what a moon base it is. Building on the 1st book this one discusses a permanent settlement on the Moon. Many full page and double-page illustrations of rockets, Moon vehicles, and Moon base. Number 2 in Nephew and Chester’s space quartet.
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This winged ship still looks impractical to me. However I like the "under construction" aspect where repairs are made as needed. Ladders on the Moon! How much does it cost to get a ladder to the Moon and given that you want to make it out of light strong material, will it be alumium or something more exotic (inquiring minds want to know).
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Here is a lunar construction site, complete with 2 people who just stand around and watch :)
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But we are not stopping at the Moon, in a couple of days it is a trip to the planets!
Well, I know where I want to live...
ReplyDeleteLove this artwork. Simple, but powerful. Really revs up the imagination.
Never mind the ladder -- how much did it cost to get those useless wings to the Moon?
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The wings are leftover from the launch; in the first book the authors imagine a ramjet takeoff using a booster plane. When the ramjet hit the required altitude, they would separate and the rocket would go to the Moon.
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