[net.columbia] Shuttle Laser Disc

ralph@inuxc.UUCP (Ralph Keyser) (02/17/84)

   I've just discovered a marvelous chunk of visual information for
hardcore shuttle fans. It is a laser video disc that covers the
flights known as STS-5,6, and 7, and is put out by a company called
Video Vision Associates LTD. The disc is in CAV format, and that means
that you can do freeze frame, slow motion, fast motion, random access
of any frame on the disc, etc. all with the razor sharp clarity provided
by the laser disc medium. In addition to footage of launching and
landing, they have films from the fixed cargo bay cameras and the
hand-held cameras onboard. There are marvelous sequences of the SRB's
splashing down, satellite launchings, bay doors opening and closing,
main tank sep, EVA, and the crews living and playing in space. Along
with the moving pictures, there are some 800 still frames taken by the
35mm and 70mm still cameras on board. Each one is indexed and titled
in a booklet that comes with the disc, and you can punch up any one
of them, or just flip through them like an album. An address is
included so that you can order a slide or print of the original for 
any still frame that you are really taken with. I haven't seen most
of this stuff anywhere else (not available in any store, only through
this great TV offer...), and I have to say again - excellent! Rush
out in a buying frenzy and latch onto this one:
		Space Archive Vol. 1
		Mission Reports STS-5-6-7
		Video Vision Associates Ltd.
		7 Waverly Place
		Madison, NJ  07940
I'm hoping this outfit will stay in business so I can get my hands
on their next release.

				Ralph Keyser
				AT&T Consumer Products
				...!inuxc!ralph

gnu@sun.uucp (John Gilmore) (02/21/84)

It would be appreciated when posting announcements of commercially
available neat things, if you'd give the price, or at least the order
of magnatude, or the phone number we could call to find out.

ralph@inuxc.UUCP (Ralph Keyser) (02/22/84)

Well, you can't have everything, but you can have this laser
disc for $39.95 plus tax.

sheppard@parsec.UUCP (03/28/84)

#R:sun:-44900:parsec:34000001:000:235
parsec!sheppard    Mar 27 19:43:00 1984

I don't think it matters much anymore, but the Shuttle laser disk is
selling in places like Videoland (at least here in Dallas) for $39.95.
Their first stocking of them didn't last very long.

Andy Sheppard
Convex Computer Corporation