To the moon, Alice! To the moon!

[greatbear]

Here at the Garage Of Mayhem (and it's subdivisions, annexes and ad-hoc entities) lots of things get worked on, tinkered with, repaired, or just plain torn down and reassembled for fun. These might be cars, appliances, computers, machinery, gadgets, what have you. And in more times than not, with no help from any sort of shop manual, parts list, guides or web info. Manuals are always welcome, especially for more involved stuff, and the manuals themselves are often entertaining (at least for me) reading material. Just ask Jeff about all the manuals often left in the bathrooms. Most gearheads who read my ramblings here are probably familiar with the Haynes series of shop manuals available for most cars, trucks, vans, most any vehicle. While not nearly as in-depth as an actual factory manual and sometimes derided for lacking in some pertinent information, these cheap manuals usually do the job and provide enough in the way of specifications such as torque values and tightening sequences to get a job done properly. Today I discovered a Haynes manual for a vehicle I never will work on (most likely), yet I still feel the need for:



Yes, it's real. And for some reason, it's only available on the Haynes UK site for the time being. This manual is being published to coincide with the upcoming 4th anniversary date of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which remains one of mankind's greatest achievements in exploration, science and good old-fashioned awesome. While not exactly a typical shop repair manual like one would expect from Haynes, it's more of an in-depth view of the various sections and modules of the entire Apollo 11 space vehicle, the space suits and other tidbits presented in a way familiar to those who have used shop manuals before.

I love it when history can come down to nuts and bolts. And I will most likely pick up a copy once it's available in the U.S. (Amazon.com has it available for pre-order for 11-1-09 availability.)

/geekgasm

Comments

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

Ha!!!

I lol'd

[wrascalism.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for the Jupiter series manual myself.

:o)

[2stroker.livejournal.com]

But where do you go to buy the spare parts!Do they have swap meets for antique space ships?

[msclwolf.livejournal.com]

LOL cool. Want me to bring a copy to the US when I pop over? Am sure one of my chums can help me figure out how to post it LOL

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

Now, that would be just dandy!

[cpj.livejournal.com]

I would totally love that book. But they need to get a Space Shuttle/Moonraker manual out soon.

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

OMG that is truly awesome.

*want!!*

[sfmini.livejournal.com]

That you can't get your hands on it is going to eat at you for the rest of your life!

One thing I'm sure of, you probably have the right tools, even if some are good only for that craft.

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

That is ULTRA cool!

I watched coverage of ALL the space missions on tv starting with the Mercury program.

Hard to believe it's almost 40 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

It would be great if we went back to the moon and established a permanent base there, once we figure out a way to keep people on the moon safe from radiation from our sun, and from solar flares, too.