Duncan Jones, who won the 2010 BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer, writes & directs this critically-acclaimed space isolation drama starring Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell, a worker for Lunar Industries who is nearing the end of a three-year contract to mine the moon's surface for the precious gas Helium 3, the solution to Earth's energy crisis. As he approaches his return to Earth, Sam reflects on the lessons he has learned during his prolonged isolation & looks forward to his reunion with his wife & young daughter. But a fortnight before his departure he starts seeing & hearing strange things that lead him to suspect that his employers intend to replace him in a far more sinister way than he imagined. Kevin Spacey provides the voice for Sam's only companion, a small robot called Gerty. ...

Duncan Jones, who won the 2010 BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer, writes & directs this critically-acclaimed space isolation drama starring Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell, a worker for Lunar Industries who is nearing the end of a three-year contract to mine the moon's surface for the precious gas Helium 3, the solution to Earth's energy crisis. As he approaches his return to Earth, Sam reflects on the lessons he has learned during his prolonged isolation & looks forward to his reunion with his wife & young daughter. But a fortnight before his departure he starts seeing & hearing strange things that lead him to suspect that his employers intend to replace him in a far more sinister way than he imagined. Kevin Spacey provides the voice for Sam's only companion, a small robot called Gerty. ...

Offers a perspective on such age-old questions as ' What would Earth be like without the moon?' Drawing on materials from different cultures & epochs, the author walks readers down a moonlit path illuminated by more than seventy-five vintage photographs & illustrations. ...

This book commemorates the first Moon landing & the 'space race' that led to this triumphant feat. Moon also delves deeper to explore the Moon in science, history, art & culture. Beautifully illustrated, this book presents the glimmering Moon in all its glory, for the reader to enjoy. ...

Rising from the proposition that human development will require exploiting the natural resources of the Moon, this book investigates the potential & limitations of various systems for supplying manned Lunar bases with energy & other vital resources. ...

Celebrates the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin's first steps on the lunar surface. Featuring essays that explain the history & future of lunar exploration, this title features some of the best 3-D images, taken by robotic & human exploration missions, & the pictures shot by Apollo astronauts on their Moon walk. ...