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From: eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Space Videotapes
Keywords: space, videotapes, NASA Tech Briefs
Message-ID: <4797@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 22 Sep 88 13:44:49 GMT
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Reply-To: eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <5380@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> ruslan@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Robin C. LaPasha) writes:
>Periodically I've seen requests for various "space pictures,"
>whether videos or machine-readable images, posters or
>books.
>In September's NASA Tech Briefs, page 82 has an ad for 4
>different Space Videotapes.
>1. "The Universe" - described as general intro of some sort.
>2. "The Voyager Missions" - the planets "as seen through
>the eyes of the Voyager 1 and 2".
>3. "Landing on Mars" - from Viking.
>4. "Space Shuttle - Satellite Rescue" - Columbia goes to
>fetch a satellite.
>
>They're about 30 mins apiece; the first 2 are about $30,
>the last 2 about $20.  
>I have NO IDEA how good they are - this is the first I've
>seen of it, or of NASA Tech Briefs, for that matter.
>Address - NASA Tech Briefs, 41 East 42nd Street, NY NY 10017.
>(They put the videos out themselves, it seems.)

I recall seeing at least the latter two tapes at local K-Marts for
$9.99 each.  In addition, I also saw an Apollo XI mission tape for
the same price.  I promise to get details during my next visit...
-- 
Eric Cotton
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