Apollo Moonbase (1969)

This was one of the first books I blogged about back on May 20th 2009

https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2009/05/apollo-moonbase-1969.html

It was due for an updating and at least can I share some slightly larger images for those fans of punch-out books. And "no" I don't know why the Von Braun style rocket is labeled "UN".  I would love a reader to find out more.

Apollo Moonbase. Chatswood, Australia : Australian Universities Press.16 p.

 

Our Place in Space (1960)

Our Place in Space was a school text from Australia. It was part of a series of readers for the classroom. Because this is pretty obscure it is hard to catalog effectively so this is what I have. But it is fun to review it and add some scans of the great illustrations.

I blogged about this almost 10 years ago. 
https://dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2010/07/our-place-in-space-1960.html


Our Place in Space (Pictorial Social Studies). Sydney: Australian Visual Education Pty. Ltd. (32 p.) 1960.

 Canals with water (and vegetation) on Mars.

 I like the repetition of the theory that there once was a planet between Mars and Jupiter and that is the asteroid belt.

 This illustration seems to imply that that the moons of Jupiter have enough atmosphere to "fly" vertically. (Thunderbird 7 activate!)

Forget my jet pack, where is my moonbus! That is one sporty vehicle.

The Junior Argus November 19 "We're Taking You Out Into Space..." (1954)

As far as I can tell The Junior Argus was a juvenile newspaper published in Australia. I happen to like this particular issue for its Chesley Bonestell painting and interesting text. The section began on page 21 because it was part of a larger paper (The Argus) and distributed with it on Fridays and this was the "children's" section. I like the breathless writing style.