Welcome to the 118th issue of The World Tonight newsletter dedicated to '2001: A Space Odyssey,' space exploration and the unknown.
The Kepler spacecraft was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a Delta II rocket at 10:49pm (ET) on March 6. Kepler is designed to find the first Earth-size planets orbiting stars at distances where water could pool on the planet's surface. To read more about the mission, go to Space Exploration.
As guest DJ, I had the opportunity to join Robert Emmett's radio soundtrack show on The Norman Bates Memorial soundtrack Show on KFJC 89.7fm on February 21. Our special guest was Science fiction writer and Ufologist, Dr. Kevin D. Randle. We talked about how the Ufology phenomena had impacted popular culture through movies and television from the mid-1970s to the 1990s. The feedback was great and although we didn't finish the show as planned, I do want to come back to KFJC next year to finally complete the theme and bring back Kevin to the air.
I posted mp3 sound files and photos of the radio program on the 2001:Exhibit social network website. To hear the show and to see the pictures of the studio, join our social network group, ning. And become a member for free.
Also, Gary Lockwood will be in the KFJC studios on March 14, between 8am and 10am (PST), join ning for further details.
Image: Robert & Dennis
Marvin
KFJC Studios
Top Pictures taken at the KFJC Studios take by SAL 9000, Feb 21, 2009.
Ning member and KFJC DJ, Terry Boblet (SAL9000), now have a weekly radio show on KFJC, which will be called The Ultimate Trip as February 14th. The show will feature all sorts of spacey sounds and music. The Ultimate Trip airs on Saturday mornings from 6 to 9 am, Pacific Time. Tune in to 89.7 FM or listen online at KFJC.org.
Peter Preuss reports to TWT that you can now download a Stanley Kubrick Frankfurt exhibition poster: http://shop.strato.de
Dana Lubich reports to TWT that the issue 116 of Cinefex has a nice article on Stuart Freeborn, who did the makeup effects on 2001. It's a complimentary article to Cinefexís big coverage on the movie eight years ago:
2001 Influences: Film, By Peter Preuss: http://www.cinefex.com/backissues/issue116.html
Montauk resident tricks out home theater -
This home theater in this waterfront Montauk house was inspired by Radio City Music Hall and the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," reports Coolhuntereck:
http://weblogs.newsday.com/realestate/blog/2008/02/xxx.html
New "Space Odyssey" Collectibles Display & Event posted on 2001exhibit.org:
Michelle E (left of Douglas Trumbull pix) has posted images of the 2001 displays from the Rancho Santa Margarita Theatre and the ArcLight Theatre from 2008's 40th anniversary of the film. Go to the The World Tonight: Space Odyssey Events (subscription members):
http://www.2001exhibit.org/mem/twt/events.html
New Slide Postings on 2001exhibit.org in Collectibles.
New images from a movie slide collection now posted in Collectibles at 2001exhibit.org. These are images used in the artwork from the Jules Verne Festival 40th Anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey (subscription members):
http://www.2001exhibit.org/mem/arts/ collectibles/2001/collectibles_photos3.html
New Theaters Displays Materials on 2001exhibit.org: 2001 A Space Odyssey Program (1968): Available for download, from Dana Lubich: the entire 1968 2001 program #2 on 2001exhibit.org website in Collectibles (subscription members):
http://www.2001exhibit.org/mem/arts/ collectibles/2001/2001program68.html
New Keir Dullea Vinyl Record artwork in Other Records Influenced by 2001 & 2010 on 2001exhibit.org: Available for viewing: Keir Dullea first (and last) vinyl record and artwork on the 2001exhibit.org website in Other Records Influenced by 2001 & 2010 (subscription members):
http://www.2001exhibit.org/mem/arts/music/influence.html
2001 events -
For SF Bay Area: Gary Lockwood Appearing at Toy Shows March 14 & 15:
Event Date: March 14, 2009
Event Hours: 11 AM - 4 PM
Event Name: SAN JOSE SUPER TOY,COMIC AND RECORD SHOW
Venue: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111
Contact Phone: (408) 298-1709
Contact E-Mail / Website: artapartment@yahoo.com | timetunneltoys.com
Early Bird 9 AM - 10:59 AM
Event Date: March 15, 2009
Event Hours: 10AM to 3PM
Event Name: D & D presents, Vintage Toys, Disneyana, Trains, Dolls, Coin-op, Collectibles and And Antique Show
Venue: Centennial Hall, 22292 Foothill Blvd Hayward, CA 94541
Event Contact Person: Dave the Toyman
Contact Phone: (510) 886-3125
Contact E-Mail / Website: toyman5169@comcast.net
Early buying ($20 admission) 8AM
Andy Chaikin reports to TWT, the YouTubeís "Kubrick's boxes", go to Google video: http://video.google.com/
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"2001" fan, Edward reports to TWT, 2001: A Space Odyssey will be at the Arclight Cinemas Hollywood, March 30: http://video.google.com/
TV/Film/Radio Alert -
The first sci-fi article from 2001 fan, Darius Lindberg:
"Invaders From Mars" (color 1953)
Directed by William Cameron Menzies
Written by Richard Blake and John Battle
Starring Arthur Franz, Helena Carter, Jimmy Hunt
Review by Darius Lundberg for Newsletter 2001
Ah, 1953! The year of "Abbot And Costello Go To Mars". Despite that, 1953 produced this lesser-known sublime masterpiece, Invaders From Mars, directed by the gifted visionary William Cameron Menzies. Mr. Menzies, who won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Art Direction for "Gone "With The Wind", goes way back to the early days of Hollywood, having directed 1933's "Alice In Wonderland", as well as the 1929 version of Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" and 1919's "Witness For The Defense". In 1919, Douglas Fairbanks and Rudy Valentino would race their horses down Hollywood Boulevard (which was just a dirt road back then) to see who could get to Hollywood's oldest restaurant, The Musso & Frank Grill, first for drinks and dinner. By 1953, Menzies had developed a gorgeous visual style, and this film is the culmination of that. The charming story of Invaders From Mars involves a cute, spunky neighborhood kid who sees an alien ship land, and soon his parents start to change into evil impersonators. And this was before the classic Invasion Of The Body Snatchers by three years. This reviewer won't ruin the suspense by belaboring the entire plot, but you are assured of a wonderful and hauntingly beautiful good time. Menzies is known for his subtety, and this shines through and has made this movie special "comfort food" for those of us who tuned in the local low-budget station on a late Friday night to be entertained by some campy horror host. Buy this DVD and re-live those times!
Other news:
HAL 9000 (Techno / Electro House): if youíre into electronic house music, then this site is something you should checkout:
Dana Lubich reports to TWT that the second season of Roy Thinnes' The Invaders series is coming out late January on DVD.In addition to his link to the Anderson's Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, this season has Barry Morse, from Space: 1999, and Dana Elcar, from 2010, as guest stars:
www.amazon.com
Lubich also recommends The Starlost DVD: Lubich says "if you can put up with the low production values and conflicting story elements, it's nice to see another side of Keir Dullea; Barry Morse as a guest star, and some of Doug Trumball's work on the Ark. Also, the only extra is a promo that features Dullea and Trumball. I don't think I've ever seen those two in an interview together.
Dullea even gets another chance to match wits with a HAL 9000-like super computer named Magnus, in Gallery of Fear. He and his companions even pull out memory blocks to shut it down. I wonder where they got that idea?"
www.amazon.com
Commander Lee Archambault will lead Discovery's crew of seven, along with Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata on mission STS-119 to the International Space Station.
The Discovery crew members are set to fly the S6 truss segment and install the final set of power-generating solar arrays to the International Space Station. The S6 truss will complete the backbone of the station and provide one-fourth of the total power needed to support a crew of six. For more information, read the mission page at:
For more information, read the mission page at: www.nasa.gov
Above: From the right (front row) are NASA astronauts Lee Archambault, commander, and Tony Antonelli, pilot. From the left (back row) are NASA astronauts Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA.
Left: Discovery.
Station Spacewalkers Install Experiments, Probe
Tuesday's spacewalk with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov concluded at 5:11 p.m. EDT when the Pirs docking module airlock was closed. The spacewalk concluded ahead of schedule, lasting 4 hours and 49 minutes.
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The Delta II rocket carrying the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft lifted off on time at 10:49 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spectacular nighttime launch followed a smooth countdown free of technical issues or weather concerns.
For the latest news and information on their mission, visit the main station page: http://kepler.nasa.gov/
LCROSS - Launch Date: April 24, 2009:
The Mission Objectives of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) include confirming the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater in the Moonís polar regions. The identification of water is very important to the future of human activities on the Moon. LCROSS will excavate the permanently dark floor of one of the Moonís polar craters with two heavy impactors in 2009 to test the theory that ancient ice lies buried there. To read more, go to: http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/index.htm
Mars Exploration Rover mission:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has this view northward from the position at the north edge of the "Home Plate" plateau where the rover will spend its third Martian winter. For more info, visit:
marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20080215a.html
MESSENGER Mission:
MESSENGER Continues Hunt for Ever-Elusive Vulcanoids.
MESSENGER reaches its orbital perihelion today and passes within 0.31 astronomical units (AU) of the Sun (one AU is nearly 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles). The missionís imaging team is taking advantage of the probeís proximity to the fiery sphere to continue their search for vulcanoids ñ small, rocky asteroids that have been postulated to circle the Sun in stable orbits inside the orbit of Mercury.
Left image: March 10, 2009
Low Angle Impacts: A Look at Qi Baishi and Hovnatanian
Cassini Equinox Mission:
Just as on Earth, equinox is a time of change in the Saturn system. An alien spacecraft dispatched to Earth could gain much greater insight into our planetís workings by observing seasonal changes in the atmosphere, oceans and land, and the situation is similar at Saturn. With a healthy spacecraft and a powerful suite of instruments, Cassini scientists will monitor the changing seasons on Titan and Saturn and observe unique ring events, like shadows cast by rippling waves in the rings, during the 2009 equinox passage of the sun through the plane of the rings.
Why the "Cassini Equinox Mission?"
Mar 3, 2009
Cassini scientists have sighted a tiny moonlet that is likely a major source of the fine material composing Saturn's G ring and the G ring's bright ring arc. New images are being released today in concert with the publication of an International Astronomical Union circular announcing the discovery. To read more: http://ciclops.org/view.php?id=5496
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter:
New images from two observations of the Martian moon Deimos and more than 600 observations of Mars, acquired by the high-resolution camera (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, became available for viewing Monday. To read more, go to: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/main/index.html
The oldest isolated pulsar ever detected in X-rays has been found with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This very old and exotic object turns out to be surprisingly active. To read more, go to: http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/09_releases/press_022609.html
Michelle E reports to TWT that japan may have found TMA-1 on the Moon in 2008
Gravity Anomaly detected by using 4-way Doppler observation data from the RSTAR (OKINA) (RSAT)
New finding in study on the Origin of Dichotomy for the Moon-
April 16, 2008 (JST)
Kyushu University
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) http://www.jaxa.jp
Darius Lundberg reports to TWT:
3-D modeling rattles planet-formation theory
Idea falls apart under turbulent forces within early protoplanetary systems.
By Jeremy Hsu
To continue, go :to
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28874570/
Hubble mystery light puzzles astronomers:
No one has been able to come up with a good explanation for this object'
By Irene Klotz
Scientists hear mystery boom from space
Radio noise from distant cosmos is six times louder than expected
By Andrea Thompson
Space.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28548425/
Spaceflight at warp speed? Make it so
Manipulating dark energy may allow spaceships to travel faster than light
By Jeremy Hsu http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26179686/
Mysterious monolith may hide Aztec tomb
Mexican archaeologists say emperorís remains could lie beneath stone
Associated press http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15757468
The Electric Sun Hypothesis: http://www.electric-cosmos.org/sun.htm
Venus' missing water is a planetary mystery
Venus, Earth similar in size, likely began with similar amounts of water
By Jeanna Bryner http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28507783/
FYI, Lubich saw one of the best launches at Vandenberg AFB from Visalia on the night of the lunch. He said, "It was the best since (with binoculars) I was able to track it all the way up past booster separation, to first stage separation!"
Ancient Aliens - History Channel
The first time I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey, the movie changed my life about our place in the cosmos and the concept of the ancient astronaut theory, which is the heart of the film and book. The History Channel broadcast Ancient Aliens this weekend and touches on that concept.
China: Dazzling UFO seen and flimed by eight firefighters
Report by Audrey Chan
A remarkable UFO was seen and filmed in China by an entire squadron of fire-fighters in Liu Pan Shui City in the province of Guizhou through a camera with a 700X zoom capability. To read more, go to: http://www.allnewsweb.com/page1901902.php.php
UFO over Germany official - says air traffic control
Crack Luftwaffe fighter pilots were scrambled in a UFO drama over German airspace. To read more, go to http://austriantimes.at/index.php?id=10895
I would like to thank Darius Lundberg for helping me put this month's newsletter together. If you have anything about 2001/2010 or space news and the unknown, report it to The World Tonightand I'll give you special credit. Until then...
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The Kepler spacecraft was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a Delta II rocket at 10:49pm (ET) on March 6. Kepler is designed to find the first Earth-size planets orbiting stars at distances where water could pool on the planet's surface. To read more about the mission, go to 
Ning member and KFJC DJ, Terry Boblet (SAL9000), now have a weekly radio show on KFJC, which will be called The Ultimate Trip as February 14th. The show will feature all sorts of spacey sounds and music. The Ultimate Trip airs on Saturday mornings from 6 to 9 am, Pacific Time. Tune in to 89.7 FM or listen online at 
Montauk resident tricks out home theater -
New "Space Odyssey" Collectibles Display & Event posted on 2001exhibit.org:
New Slide Postings on 2001exhibit.org in Collectibles.
New images from a movie slide collection now posted in Collectibles at 2001exhibit.org. These are images used in the artwork from the Jules Verne Festival 40th Anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey (subscription members):
New 2001 Theatre Displays on 2001exhibit.org: Jules Vern Festival's Extraordinaire Souvenirs:
Available for download: Large Jules Vern Festival poster and the fold-out brochure on 2001exhibit.org website in Collectibles (subscription members):
New Theaters Displays Materials on 2001exhibit.org: 2001 A Space Odyssey Program (1968): Available for download, from Dana Lubich: the entire 1968 2001 program #2 on 2001exhibit.org website in Collectibles (subscription members):
For SF Bay Area: Gary Lockwood Appearing at Toy Shows March 14 & 15:
"2001" fan, Edward reports to TWT, 2001: A Space Odyssey will be at the Arclight Cinemas Hollywood, March 30:
Ah, 1953! The year of "Abbot And Costello Go To Mars". Despite that, 1953 produced this lesser-known sublime masterpiece, Invaders From Mars, directed by the gifted visionary William Cameron Menzies. Mr. Menzies, who won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Art Direction for "Gone "With The Wind", goes way back to the early days of Hollywood, having directed 1933's "Alice In Wonderland", as well as the 1929 version of Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" and 1919's "Witness For The Defense". In 1919, Douglas Fairbanks and Rudy Valentino would race their horses down Hollywood Boulevard (which was just a dirt road back then) to see who could get to Hollywood's oldest restaurant, The Musso & Frank Grill, first for drinks and dinner. By 1953, Menzies had developed a gorgeous visual style, and this film is the culmination of that. The charming story of Invaders From Mars involves a cute, spunky neighborhood kid who sees an alien ship land, and soon his parents start to change into evil impersonators. And this was before the classic Invasion Of The Body Snatchers by three years. This reviewer won't ruin the suspense by belaboring the entire plot, but you are assured of a wonderful and hauntingly beautiful good time. Menzies is known for his subtety, and this shines through and has made this movie special "comfort food" for those of us who tuned in the local low-budget station on a late Friday night to be entertained by some campy horror host. Buy this DVD and re-live those times!
Lubich also recommends The Starlost DVD: Lubich says "if you can put up with the low production values and conflicting story elements, it's nice to see another side of Keir Dullea; Barry Morse as a guest star, and some of Doug Trumball's work on the Ark. Also, the only extra is a promo that features Dullea and Trumball. I don't think I've ever seen those two in an interview together.
Dullea even gets another chance to match wits with a HAL 9000-like super computer named Magnus, in Gallery of Fear. He and his companions even pull out memory blocks to shut it down. I wonder where they got that idea?"
Commander Lee Archambault will lead Discovery's crew of seven, along with Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata on mission STS-119 to the International Space Station.
Station Spacewalkers Install Experiments, Probe
Tuesday's spacewalk with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov concluded at 5:11 p.m. EDT when the Pirs docking module airlock was closed. The spacewalk concluded ahead of schedule, lasting 4 hours and 49 minutes.
.
The Delta II rocket carrying the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft lifted off on time at 10:49 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spectacular nighttime launch followed a smooth countdown free of technical issues or weather concerns.
The Mission Objectives of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) include confirming the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater in the Moonís polar regions. The identification of water is very important to the future of human activities on the Moon. LCROSS will excavate the permanently dark floor of one of the Moonís polar craters with two heavy impactors in 2009 to test the theory that ancient ice lies buried there. To read more, go to:
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has this view northward from the position at the north edge of the "Home Plate" plateau where the rover will spend its third Martian winter. For more info, visit:
MESSENGER Continues Hunt for Ever-Elusive Vulcanoids.
MESSENGER reaches its orbital perihelion today and passes within 0.31 astronomical units (AU) of the Sun (one AU is nearly 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles). The missionís imaging team is taking advantage of the probeís proximity to the fiery sphere to continue their search for vulcanoids ñ small, rocky asteroids that have been postulated to circle the Sun in stable orbits inside the orbit of Mercury.
Why the "Cassini Equinox Mission?"
New images from two observations of the Martian moon Deimos and more than 600 observations of Mars, acquired by the high-resolution camera (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, became available for viewing Monday. To read more, go to:
The oldest isolated pulsar ever detected in X-rays has been found with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This very old and exotic object turns out to be surprisingly active. To read more, go to: 
Launch Mishap Ends OCO Mission
Iran launches its 1st space satellite
China's First Moon Probe Crashes to Lunar Surface
Rocket company sells discount rides to space
Gravity Anomaly detected by using 4-way Doppler observation data from the RSTAR (OKINA) (RSAT)
3-D modeling rattles planet-formation theory
Hubble mystery light puzzles astronomers:
Scientists hear mystery boom from space
Mysterious monolith may hide Aztec tomb
The Electric Sun Hypothesis: http://www.electric-cosmos.org/sun.htm
Did Earth's Twin Cores Spark Plate Tectonics?
Army developing ësynthetic telepathy'
Round trip with Endeavour
Science could soar with world's most powerful rocket
Team V successfully launches Delta II
China: Dazzling UFO seen and flimed by eight firefighters
UFO over Germany official - says air traffic control
