31 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 16 (1966)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 16 (1966 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 16
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Distant Stars [Fate in a Pleasant Mood and When Sun Comes Out]Sun Ra1966
2Uhura's Spock and Charlie DittiesNichelle Nichols1966
3Твоя нежность
Your Tenderness
(неизвестный исполнитель)
(unknown artist)
1966
4Calling Planet Earth [Fate in a Pleasant Mood and When Sun Comes Out]Sun Ra1966
5Gemini 8 - Docking to AgenaMission Audio1966
6На взлёт
To Take Off
Алексанра Пахмутова
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
1966
7OrbitsMiles Davis1966
8Beyond AntaresNichelle Nichols1966
9We Travel the Spaceways [Fate in a Pleasant Mood and When Sun Comes Out]Sun Ra1966
10Interstellar Overdrive (Full Length Version)Pink Floyd1966
11Lights of a Satellite [Fate in a Pleasant Mood and When Sun Comes Out]Sun Ra1966
12Mr. SpacemanByrds1966
13Space Mates [Fate in a Pleasant Mood and When Sun Comes Out]Sun Ra1966
14Твоя нежность
Your Tenderness
Иосиф Кобзон
Iosif Kobzon
1966
15Worlds Approaching [Strange Strings]Sun Ra1966

The Ukraine Crisis and the Knot of War

Copyright © 2014 by Thomas Gangale
@ThomasGangale

The Ukraine crisis may be more intractable, and therefore more dangerous, than the Cuban Missile Crisis. Khrushchev did not risk a vital Soviet interest in provoking the latter, thus he was able to declare victory with just Kennedy's public pledge to never again aid an invasion of Cuba, which having failed once, he was loath to repeat anyway. In contrast, it is difficult to disagree with Putin's assessment that keeping Ukraine in the Eurasian sphere is a vital Russian interest; however, the Ukrainian people are looking to Europe for their future, not to Eurasia, and Putin's only hope of holding onto Ukraine is via the use of force, as Khrushchev put it, to pull tighter the knot of war.

Putin has trapped himself by framing the Ukraine crisis in terms of changing the lines on the map: annexing Crimea, and carving rump states out of eastern Ukraine that would be subservent to Moscow. Unfortunately, changing the lines on the map is inherently a zero-sum game; someone wins territory, and the other side loses territory. Kennedy was able to finesse the trade of Soviet missiles in Cuba for American missiles in Turkey, but there is no way to hide the trading of territory. Chamberlain gambled on giving the Sudetenland to Hitler without putting up a fight. The European Union will not make that mistake with Putin, and so he has already lost his gamble.

Despite coming way from the Cuban Missile Crisis with the semblance of a victory, Khrushchev was weakened in his standing within the Presidium, and his political rivals deposed him two years later. It is safe to say that Putin understands Russian history as well as anyone, and that he knows that to lose Ukraine is to lose his presidency. He has no choice but to pull tighter the knot of war. He has already lost, but he may believe that the semblance of a victory lies in making Ukraine and the West pay dearly.

30 August 2014

Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum

Copyright © 2014 by Thomas Gangale
@ThomasGangale

"Federica Mogherini, named on Saturday as Catherine Ashton's successor [as the EU's foreign policy chief], said there could be no military solution to the crisis and that while sanctions were being worked on, the diplomatic process would need to continue."
Signora Mogherini, che tipo di merda e quella? Everyone working at your level understands that military actions and diplomatic processes are intertwined. Have you not read Clausewitz's "Vom Kriege?" "War is the extension of policy by other means." Well, surely you have! So why do think you can get away with insulting the intelligence of careful observers any more than Sergei Lavrov can?
Teddy Roosevelt said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Al Capone said, "You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone." These aphorisms speak to the same unfortunate truth: there are times when diplomacy must be backed by the threat of force if it is to be successful.
So, talk to us straight. We're adults, not children. Military actions are going to be among the tools we use to bring about a diplomatic solution that is acceptable. Diplomacy alone is not going to expel Russian troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, or Crimea, and any lesser outcome would be a sell-out of Ukraine. Go ahead, give away pieces of Ukraine just like Neville Chamberlain gave away pieces of Czechoslovakia, and see what happens next, for that is what diplomacy without the threat of force reaps. Always has, always will.

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 15 (1965)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 15 (1965 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 15
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Heliocentric [The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, V1]Sun Ra1965
2Space ManAaron Neville1965
3Песня о космической Чайке
Song About the Space Seagull
Алексей Мартынов
Aleksej Martynov
1965
4Everyone's Gone to the MoonJonathan King1965
5Voskhod 2 - EVAMission Audio1965
6По космосу пешком
Space Walk
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1965
7Nebulae [The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, V1]Sun Ra1965
8Gemini 3 - LaunchMission Audio1965
9Fly Me to the MoonAstrud Gilberto1965
10Gemini 4 - EVAMission Audio1965
11Space WalkSpotnicks1965
12Космическая фантазия (самодеятельность)
Space Fantasy (amateur)
Л. Утёсов Исполнение
L. Utyosov Ispolneniye
1965
13Cosmos [The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, V1]Sun Ra1965
14Космонавт
Cosmonaut
Майя Кристалинская
Majya Kristalinskaya
1965
15Space CreaturesSpotnicks1965
16Outer NothingnessSun Ra1965
17Gemini 6 Launch AbortMission Audio1965
18Wernher von BraunTom Lehrer1965
19Cosmic ChaosSun Ra1965
20Fly Me to the MoonTony Bennett1965
21Early BirdTornados1965
22Gemini 7 and Gemini 6A - RendezvousMission Audio1965
23Mariner No. 4Ventures1965

29 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 14 (1964)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 14 (1964 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 14
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Fly Me to the MoonDoris Day1964
2Зато мы делаем ракеты!
But We Do Rockets!
(неизвестный исполнитель)
(unknown artist)
1964
3Звездная колыбельная
Stellar Lullaby
(неизвестный исполнитель)
(unknown artist)
1964
4War of the WorldsAtlantics1964
5Out of LimitsMarketts1964
6Fly Me to the MoonEarl Grant1964
7Rocket Number 9 [Featuring Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold]Sun Ra1964
8Our Favorite MartianBobby Fuller1964
9Fly Me to the MoonFrank Sinatra1964
10CountdownBuddy Lee and the Satellites1964
11Chicken AstronautDu-Tones1964
12SatelliteFallouts1964
13My Little MartianFloyd Robinson1964
14Collision CourseMarketts1964
15We're Going UFOingJimmy Durante1964
16Voskhod 1 - In OrbitMission Audio1964
17Ты лети ракета наша
Fly Our Missile
Хор Пятницкого
Pyatnitskij Choir
1964
18Space Mates [Featuring Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold]Sun Ra1964
19Rocket to the MoonJohn Wesley Caves1964
20Space CowboyLaunchers1964
21Я - Земля
I Am Earth
Людмила Зыкина
Lyudmila Zykina
1963
22Journey to the StarsVentures1964
23Spiral Galaxy [Other Planes of There]Sun Ra1964
24SaturnMarketts1964
25Count DownMen of Chantz1964
26Count Down (part 1)Robert Hall1964
27Звёздный городок
Stellar City
(неизвестный исполнитель)
(unknown artist)
1964
28Moon DawgSurfaris1964
29Moon RelayVistas1964

28 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 13 (1963)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 13 (1963 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 13
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Частушки о космонавтах
Ditties About the Cosmonauts
Мария Мордасова и Гос.Воронежский русский нар. Хор
Mariya Mordasova and the State Russian Folk Choir of Voronezh
1963
2Red RocketMicrons1963
3Other Side of the MoonMoon Men1963
4Голубая планета
The Blue Planet
Образцовый военный оркестр
Exemplary Military Orchestra
1963
5Я - Земля
I Am Earth
"Мечте навстречу"Кинематографический Саундтрек
"Towards a Dream" Cinematic Soundtrack
1963
6Fly Me to the MoonPatti Page1963
7Космические куплеты
Space Satirical Verses
Павел Рудаков
Pavel Rudakov
1963
8Fly Me to the MoonPerry Como1963
9Martian HopRan-Dells1963
10Orbit With MeSonny Sheather1963
11Got a Rocket in My PocketStan Beaver1963
12Vostok 5 - In OrbitMission Audio1963
13Vostok 6 - In OrbitMission Audio1963
14Частушки о космонавтах
Ditties About the Cosmonauts
Тамара Гольцова, Екатерина Сонина, В. Суховеев (баян) - Частушки о космонавтах
Tamara Gol'tsova, Yekaterina Sonina, V. Sukhoveyev (accordion)
1963
15Life on VenusTornados1963
16Fly Me to the MoonShirley Bassey1963
17War of the SatellitesVentures1963
18Voice of Space [Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy]Sun Ra1963
19Telstar GuitarVirtues1963
20На Марсе будут яблоницвести
On Mars There Will Be Apple Blossoms
Владимир Трошин
Vladimir Troshin
1963
21Звёздный вальс
Stellar Waltz
Детский хор
Children's Choir
1963
22Валентина твист
The Valentina Twist
Эдита Пьеха
Edita P'ekha
1963
23Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health CenterJohn F. Kennedy1963
24Смотрит в небо звездолет
Look at the Spaceship in the Sky
Евгений Кибкало
Yevgenij Kibkalo
1963

27 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 12 (1963)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 12 (1963 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 12
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Я - Земля
I Am Earth
Александра Пахмутова
Alexandra Pakhmutova
1963
2Fly Me to the MoonAnita O'Day1963
3Eight Foot Two, Solid BlueAllan Sherman1963
4Мечты юных космонавтов
Dreams of the Young Cosmonauts
Ансамбль им. В. Локтева
V. Lokteva and Ensemble
1963
5Космические частушки
Space Ditties
Ансамбль "Ярославскиеребята"
"Yaroslavl Guys" Ensemble
1963
6Moon RaceCitations1963
7Fly Me to the MoonBobby Darin1963
8CountdownCrescendos1963
9Mercury Atlas 9 - LaunchMission Audio1963
10Звездные капитаны
Stellar Captains
Эмиль Горовец
Emil' Gorovets
1963
11Red PlanetEric Dolphy1963
12Мечты юных космонавтов
Dreams of the Young Cosmonauts
Группа солистов ансамбль им В.Локтева - Мечты юных космонавтов
V. Loktev Group of Soloists Ensemble
1963
13Fly Me to the MoonBrenda Lee1963
14In First OrbitJean-Jacques Perrey1963
15Rocket RideJohnny Greco and the Four Epics1963
16Moon DanceSun Ra1963
17Fly Me to the MoonJulie London1963

26 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 11 (1962)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 11 (1962 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 11
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Fly Me to the MoonJoe Harnell and His Orchestra1962
2Solar RaceVentures1962
3Звёздный вальс
Stellar Waltz
Нина Поставничева
Nina Postavnicheva
1962
4Moon DawgVentures1962
5Rocket to the MoonReflections1962
6Signals From SaturnRose DuBats1962
7Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)Roy Haynes Quartet1962
8Orbit TwistRufus Shoffner and Joyce Songer1962
9Martian Bossa NovaShorty Rogers and His Giants1962
10Rocket ManSpotnicks1962
11Mercury Atlas 7 - ReentryMission Audio1962
12Moon TwistChuck Dallis1962
13Fly Me to the MoonDinah Washington1962
14TelstarTornados1962
15SpudnikVentures1962
16Vostok 3 - In OrbitMission Audio1962
17Vostok 3 and Vostok 4Newsreel1962
18К звездам
To the Stars
Владимир Отделенов
Vladimir Otdelenov
1962
19Fly Me to the MoonSarah Vaughn1962
20Mercury Atlas 8 - In OrbitMission Audio1962
21Moon ChildVentures1962
22Песня космонавта (самодеятельность)
Song of the Cosmonauts (amateur)
Владимир Царский и ВикторСеливанов, эстрадно-симфонический оркестр Всесоюзного радио и Центрального телевидения, дирижер Юрий Силантьев
Vladimir Tsarskij and Victor Selivanov, Symphonic Orchestra of All-Union Radio and Central Television, conductor Yurij Silant'ev
1962
23Космонавты
The Cosmonauts
Ян Кратов
Yan Kratov
1962
24К дальиним планетам!
To Distant Planets!
Евгений Кибалко и Владимир Отделенов
Yevgenij Kibkalo and Vladimir Otdelenov
1962

25 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 10 (1962)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 10 (1962 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 10
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1CountdownDave Brubeck1962
2Mercury Atlas 6 - LaunchMission Audio1962
3Mercury Atlas 6 - Rev 1 Lights of PerthMission Audio1962
4Mercury Atlas 6 - End Rev 1 Flyby WireMission Audio1962
5Mercury Atlas 6 - Begin Rev 2Mission Audio1962
6Mercury Atlas 6 - Landing Bag SwitchMission Audio1962
7Mercury Atlas 6 - Landing Bag Signal TestMission Audio1962
8Mercury Atlas 6 - Retro Pack DiscussionMission Audio1962
9Mercury Atlas 6 - Leave Retro Pack OnMission Audio1962
10Mercury Atlas 6 - RetrofireMission Audio1962
11Mercury Atlas 6 - Reestablished CommunicationsMission Audio1962
12Ballad of John GlennRoy West and the Novelaires1962
13Happy Blues for John GlennSam "Lightning" Hopkins1962
14Love Goddess of VenusVentures1962
15Песня космонавтов
Song of the Cosmonauts
Евгений Кибкало
Yevgenij Kibkalo
1962
16SatelliteAndy Dio and the Hi-Ways1962
17Moon TwistBilly Nix1962
18Песня ракетчиков
Rocketeer Song
Борис Кузнецоб и ЛевПолосинn
Boris Kuznetsov and Lev Polosin
1962
19Portami con te
Carry Me With You
Connie Francis1962
20Back to EarthDave Brubeck1962
21Rocket RideDick Douglas1962
22Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space ProgramJohn F. Kennedy1962
23Destination MoonDinah Washington1962
24Out of LimitsVentures1962
25Monkey on the MoonGene Hall1962
26Fly Me to the MoonJack Jones1962
27Spaceship to MarsGene Vincent1962
28Countdown 4-3-2-1Geno Lanzi1962
29Перед дальней дорогой
Before a Long Journey
Иосиф Кобзон и космонавты
Iosif Kobzon and the Cosmonauts
1962

24 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 9 (1961)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 9 (1961 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 9
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Solar DrumsSun Ra1961
2Космические частушки
Space Ditties
Клавдия Коток и В. Паршин (баян)
Klavdiya Kotok and V. Parshin (accordion)
1961
3Blast Off to LoveJocko Henderson1961
4Special Address to CongressJohn F. Kennedy1961
5Fly Me to the MoonNat King Cole1961
6Infinity of the Universe [Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy/Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow]Sun Ra1961
7Родина слышит, родиназнает
The Motherland Hears, the Motherland Knows
(неизвестный исполнитель)
(unknown artist)
1961
8Я - Земля
I Am Earth
Ольга Воронец и Инстр.ансамбль
Ol'ga Voronets and Ensemble
1961
9Планета бурь
Planet of Storms
"Планета бурь" кинематографический саундтрек
"Planet of Storms" Cinematic Soundtrack
1961
10Mercury Redstone 4 - LaunchMission Audio1961
11Mercury Redstone 4 - Recovery, Part 1NBC News1961
12Mercury Redstone 4 - Recovery, Part 2NBC News1961
13Mercury Redstone 4 - Pow! The Hatch WentNASA Press Conference1961
14Tapestry From an Asteroid [The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra]Sun Ra1961
15Rocking on the MoonRonnie Sando1961
16Vostok 2Newsreel1961
17Марш артиллерицов-космонавтов
March of Artillery-Cosmonaut
Сводный Оркестр МВО
Consolidated Orchestra MVO
1961
18Man in SpaceVigilantes1961
19Я верю, друзя, караваныракет
I Believe, My Friends, Caravans of Rockets
Владимир Трошин
Vladimir Troshin
1961
20Mercury Atlas 5American Newsreel1961
21Mercury Atlas 5Cameroonese Newsreel1961
22Space Jazz Reverie [The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra]Sun Ra1961

23 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 8 (1961)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 8 (1961 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 8
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Cluster of Galaxies [Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow]Sun Ra1961
2Mercury Redstone 2 - The Story of HamNewsreel1961
3Ham the Space MonkeyRay Allen and the Embers1961
4Man From MarsButch Paulson1961
5Concerto for the X-15Elliott Evans1961
6First Man on MarsJackie Fautheree1961
7Kosmos in Blue [Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow]Sun Ra1961
8Восток 1 - Переговоры межды Королёвым и Гагариным во время старта
Vostok 1 - Conversation between Korolev and Gagarin during the launch
Mission Audio1961
9Восток 1 - Поехали!
Vostok 1 - Let's Go!
Mission Audio1961
10Yurij GagarinABC News1961
11Yurij GagarinNewsreel1961
12Марш космонавтов
March of the Cosmonauts
Государственный оркестр кинематографии СССР
USSR State Orchestra of Cinematography
1961
13Славим мы тебя, славит всяземля
We Praise You, Praise All the Earth
Гос. Русский нар. хор им.Пятницкого
Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Choir
1961
14Заря космического века
Dawn of the Space Age
Георг Отс
Gheorg Ots
1961
15Lights of a Satellite [Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow]Sun Ra1961
16Mercury Redstone 3 - LaunchMission Audio1961
17Rocket TripJackie Lowell1961
18People From Another WorldJive 51961
19Solar DrumsSun Ra1961

22 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 7 (1960)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 7 (1960 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 7
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Space Aura [Music for Tomorrow's World]Sun Ra1960
2CountdownJohn Coltrane1960
3Cruise to the MoonChaperones1960
4Hot Rod RocketCharlie Ryan1960
5Rocket 69Connie Allen and the Todd Rhodes Orchestra1960
6InvasionDovers1960
7Я верю, друзя, караваны ракет
I Believe, My Friends, Caravans of Rockets
Георг Отс
Gheorg Ots
1960
8Rockin Moon ManHugh X. Lewis1960
9Countdown (alternate take)John Coltrane1960
10Orbit Around the MoonJoe Meek and the Blue Men1960
11Mercury Redstone 1A - Capsule Recovery SuccessfulNewsreel1960
12Get on the Moon BabyJulian1960
13Moon Rocketin'Les Vogt1960
14Fly Me to the MoonNancy Wilson1960
15OrbitPaul Revere and the Raiders1960
16Fly Me to the MoonPeggy Lee1960
17Rockin' SatelliteRay Sawyer1960
18Rocket ShipVernon Green and the Medallions1960
19Tapestry From an Asteroid [Music for Tomorrow's World]Sun Ra1960
20I'm Building a ?? (On the Moon)Weldon Rogers1960
21Ночами долго курятастрономы
Long Nights Astronomers Smoking
Юрий Визбор
Yurij Vizbor
1960

21 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 6 (1959)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 6 (1959 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 6
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Plutonian Nights [The Nubians of Plutonia]Sun Ra1959
2Fly Me to the MoonApril Stevens1959
3Space WalkBel Aires1959
4Little MartianJan Amber1959
5Rock on the MoonJimmy Stewart1959
6Cape CanaveralMonte Mead1959
7Between Two Worlds [The Nubians of Plutonia]Sun Ra1959
8Rock, Rock, Rocket ShipRockers1959
9Gonna Snatch Me a SatelliteRockin' R's1959
10Introducing the Mercury AstronautsNASA Press Conference1959
11Space MenVelvetones1959
12Spacemen in OrbitSpeedy West1959
13Star Time [The Nubians of Plutonia]Sun Ra1959
14Rocketship to the MoonTex Roe and the Ramblers1959
15Rocket to the MoonTommy Danton and the Echoes1959
16Пионер шагает по планете
The Pioneer Is Sweeping the Planet
Ансамбль п-у им. В. Локтева
V. Lokteva and Ensemble
c. 1960
17Spaceship LifeBlackie Jenkinsc. 1960
18Rocket to the MoonGlen Holden's Astro-Notesc. 1960
19SatelliteJenny Aguirrec. 1960
20Rockin' RocketJimmy Neilsc. 1960
21Light My RocketsNeil Alanc. 1960
22Space DanceRoyce Simpsonc. 1960

20 August 2014

Draft Treaty on the Prohibition of the Threat or Use of Force Against Outer Space Objects

TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE THREAT OR USE OF FORCE AGAINST OUTER SPACE OBJECTS

OPSA-2014-11

16 June 2014

The States Parties to this treaty,

Guided by the goals of strengthening peace and international security,

Guided by the principle whereby Members of the United Nations shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations,

Reaffirming that outer space is playing an ever-increasing role in the future development of mankind,

Emphasizing the right to explore and use outer space freely for peaceful purposes,

Interested in preventing outer space from becoming an arena for military confrontation and ensuring security in outer space and the undisturbed functioning of space objects,

Recalling the United Nations General Assembly resolution on “Prevention of an arms race in outer space”, affirmed in 31 consecutive years since 1981, in which, inter alia, the Assembly expressed conviction that further measures should be examined in the search for effective and verifiable bilateral and multilateral agreements in order to prevent an arms race in outer space,

Have agreed to the following:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

Definitions of terms used in this Treaty and its Protocol are provided in Part 1 of the Protocol.

ARTICLE 2
THE THREAT OR USE OF FORCE AGAINST OUTER SPACE OBJECTS

States Parties undertake not to resort to the threat or use of force against outer space objects.

ARTICLE 3
PROHIBITED WEAPON SYSTEMS

1. States Parties undertake not to develop, test, or deploy anti-satellite weapon systems or components which are sea-based, air-based, space-based, or land-based, nor to develop, test, or deploy missile defense interceptor weapon systems or components which are sea-based, air-based, or land-based with burnout velocities greater than 3.5 kilometers per second, and to eliminate any such existing weapon systems, in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty, and shall carry out the other obligations set forth in this Treaty and its Protocol.

ARTICLE 4
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS

1. To ensure the viability and effectiveness of this Treaty, each State Party shall not assume any international obligations or undertakings that would conflict with its provisions. The States Parties shall not transfer anti-satellite weapons subject to this Treaty to third parties.

2. Each State Party shall take all necessary measures to prevent any activity prohibited by this Treaty on its territory or in any other place under its jurisdiction or control.

ARTICLE 5
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS CONTROL

1. Nothing in this Treaty may be interpreted as limiting a State Party’s ICBMs and ICBM launchers, IRBMs and IRBM launchers, MRBMs and MRBM launchers, and SLBMs and SLBM launchers.

2. Nothing in this Treaty may be interpreted as derogating a States Party’s obligations to limit its ICBMs and ICBM launchers, IRBMs and IRBM launchers, MRBMs and MRBM launchers, and SLBMs and SLBM launchers pursuant to strategic offensive arms agreements to which it is party.

3. Each State Party shall declare the type and number of its ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, and SLBMs for the purposed of inspection and the verification of the provisions of this Treaty.

4. Each State Party shall have the right to determine for itself the composition and structure of its strategic offensive arms.

5. ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, SLBMs, ICBM launchers, IRBM launchers, MRBM launchers, and SLBM launchers shall cease to be subject to this Treaty in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of the Protocol to this Treaty. ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, or SLBMs of an existing type shall cease to be subject to this Treaty if all ICBM IRBM, MRBM, or SLBM launchers of a type intended for such ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, or SLBMs have been eliminated or converted in accordance with Part 3 of the Protocol to this Treaty.

6. For the purposes of this Treaty:

(a) A missile of a type developed and tested solely to intercept and counter objects not located on the surface of the Earth shall not be considered to be a ballistic missile to which the provisions of this Treaty apply and shall be considered a missile defense interceptor.

(b) Within the same type, an aircraft equipped for missile defense interceptors or missile defense directed energy weapons shall be distinguishable from an aircraft not equipped for missile defense interceptors or missile defense directed energy weapons.

(c) Aircraft of the same type shall cease to be subject to this Treaty or to the limitations thereof when the last aircraft equipped for missile defense interceptors or missile defense directed energy weapons of that type is eliminated or converted, as appropriate, to an aircraft equipped for missile defense interceptors or missile defense directed energy weapons in accordance with Part 3 of the Protocol to this Treaty.

7. As of the date of signature of this Treaty:

(a) Existing types of ICBMs are:
  1. for the United States of America, the Minuteman II, Minuteman III, and Peacekeeper;

  2. for the Russian Federation, the RS-12M, RS-12M2, RS-18, RS-20, RS-24, and RT-2PM;

  3. for the People’s Republic of China, the Dong Feng 31, Dong Feng 31A, and Dong Feng 5A.

(b) Existing types of IRBMs are:
  1. for the Russian Federation, none;

  2. for the United States of America, none;

  3. for the People’s Republic of China, the Dong Feng 4 and Dong Feng 3A.
(c) Existing types of MRBMs are:
  1. for the United States of America, none;

  2. for the Russian Federation, none;

  3. for the People’s Republic of China, the Dong Feng 21, Dong Feng 21A, and Dong Feng 21C.
(d) Existing types of SLBMs are:
  1. for the Russian Federation, the RSM-50, RSM-52, RSM-54, and RSM-56;

  2. for the United States of America, the Trident II;

  3. for the People’s Republic of China, the Julang 1 and Julang 2.
(e) Existing types of ICBM launchers, IRBM launchers, MRBM launchers, and SLBM launchers are:
  1. for the Russian Federation, ICBM launchers RS-12M, RS-12M2, RS-18, RS-20, RS-24, and RT-2PM; IRBM launchers none; MRBM launchers none; SLBM launchers RSM-50, RSM-52, RSM-54, and RSM-56;

  2. for the United States of America, ICBM launchers Minuteman II, Minuteman III, and Peacekeeper; IRBM launchers none; MRBM launchers none; SLBM launchers Trident II;

  3. for the People’s Republic of China, ICBM launchers Minuteman II, Minuteman III, and Peacekeeper; IRBM launchers Dong Feng  4 and Dong Feng  3A; MRBM launchers Dong Feng  21, Dong Feng  21A, and Dong Feng  21C; SLBM launchers Julang 1 and Julang 2.
(f) Existing types of missile defense interceptor aircraft are:

  1. for the United States of America, [TBD];
  2. for the Russian Federation, [TBD];
  3. for the People’s Republic of China, [TBD].

(g) Existing types of missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft are:

  1. for the United States of America, [TBD];
  2. for the Russian Federation, [TBD];
  3. for the People’s Republic of China, [TBD].


(h) Existing types of land-based missile defense interceptors are:
  1. for the United States of America, Patriot, GBMDS, and THAAD;
  2. for the Russian Federation, 53T6, A-135, S-300V, and S-400;
  3. for the People’s Republic of China, DN-1, DN-2, KT-1, KT-1A, KT-409, KT-2, KT-2A, KT-3, and SC-19.
(i) Existing types of land-based missile defense directed energy weapons are:
  1. for the United States of America, [TBD];
  2. for the Russian Federation, [TBD];
  3. for the People’s Republic of China, [TBD].
(j) Existing types of sea-based missile defense interceptors are:
  1. for the United States of America, Aegis SM-2, Aegis SM-3;
  2. for the Russian Federation, [TBD];
  3. for the People’s Republic of China, [TBD].

(k) Existing types of sea-based missile defense directed energy weapons are:
  1. for the United States of America, [TBD];
  2. for the Russian Federation, [TBD];
  3. for the People’s Republic of China, [TBD].
ARTICLE 6
DEPLOYMENT OF PERMITTED WEAPON SYSTEMS

1. Each State Party shall base:

(a) deployed launchers of ICBMs only at ICBM bases;

(b) deployed launchers of IRBMs only at IRBM bases;

(c) deployed launchers of MRBMs only at MRBM bases;

(d) deployed missile defense interceptor aircraft only at air bases;

(d) deployed missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft only at air bases;

(e) deployed launchers of land-based missile defense interceptors only at missile defense interceptor bases;

(f) deployed land-based missile defense directed energy weapons only at missile defense directed energy weapon bases.

2. Each State Party shall install deployed launchers of SLBMs only on ballistic missile submarines.

3. Each State Party shall install deployed launchers of sea-based missile defense interceptors only on the following class of naval vessels:

(a) for the People’s Republic of China, [TBD];

(b) for the United States of America, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, Arleigh Burke class destroyers;

(c) for the Russian Federation, [TBD].

4. Each State Party shall install deployed sea-based missile defense directed energy weapons only on the following class of naval vessels:

(a) for the People’s Republic of China, [TBD];

(b) for the United States of America, [TBD];

(c) for the Russian Federation, [TBD].

5. Each State Party shall locate:

(a) non-deployed launchers of ICBMs only at ICBM bases, production facilities, ICBM loading facilities, repair facilities, storage facilities, conversion or elimination facilities, training facilities, test ranges, and space launch facilities. Mobile launchers of prototype ICBMs shall not be located at maintenance facilities of ICBM bases;

(b) non-deployed launchers of IRBMs only at IRBM bases, production facilities, IRBM loading facilities, repair facilities, storage facilities, conversion or elimination facilities, training facilities, test ranges, and space launch facilities. Mobile launchers of prototype IRBMs shall not be located at maintenance facilities of IRBM bases;

(c) non-deployed launchers of MRBMs only at MRBM bases, production facilities, MRBM loading facilities, repair facilities, storage facilities, conversion or elimination facilities, training facilities, test ranges, and space launch facilities. Mobile launchers of prototype MRBMs shall not be located at maintenance facilities of MRBM bases;

(d) non-deployed ICBMs, non-deployed IRBMs, non-deployed MRBMs, and non-deployed SLBMs only at, as appropriate, submarine bases, ICBM, IRBM, MRBM, or SLBM loading facilities, maintenance facilities, repair facilities for ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, or SLBMs, storage facilities for ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, or SLBMs, conversion or elimination facilities for ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, or SLBMs, test ranges, space launch facilities, and production facilities. Prototype ICBMs, prototype IRBMs, prototype MRBMs, and prototype SLBMs, however, shall not be located at maintenance facilities of ICBM, IRBM, or MRBM bases or at submarine bases.

6. Non-deployed ICBMs, non-deployed IRBMs, non-deployed MRBMs, and non-deployed SLBMs as well as non- deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs, IRBMs, or MRBMs may be in transit. Each State Party shall limit the duration of each transit between facilities to no more than 30 days.

7. Test launchers of ICBMs, IRBMs, MRBMs, or SLBMs may be located only at test ranges.

8. Training launchers may be located only at ICBM, IRBM, or MRBM bases, training facilities, and test ranges. The number of silo training launchers located at each ICBM, IRBM, or MRBM base for silo launchers of ICBMs, IRBMs, or MRBMs shall not exceed one for each type of ICBM, IRBM, or MRBM specified for that ICBM, IRBM, or MRBM base.

9. Each State Party shall limit the number of test missile defense interceptor aircraft to no more than two.

10. Each State Party shall limit the number of test missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft to no more than two.

11. Each State Party shall base test missile defense interceptor aircraft only at missile defense interceptor aircraft flight test centers. Non-deployed missile defense interceptor aircraft other than test missile defense interceptor aircraft shall be located only at repair facilities or production facilities for missile defense interceptor aircraft.

12. Each State Party shall base test missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft only at missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft flight test centers. Non-deployed missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft other than test missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft shall be located only at repair facilities or production facilities for missile defense directed energy weapon aircraft.

13. Each State Party shall not carry out at an air base joint basing of aircraft equipped for missile defense interceptors or missile defense directed energy weapons and aircraft of the same type not equipped for missile defense interceptors or missile defense directed energy weapons, unless otherwise agreed by the States Parties.

14. Strategic offensive arms subject to this Treaty shall not be based outside the national territory of each State Party. The obligations provided for in this paragraph shall not affect the States Parties' rights in accordance with generally recognized principles and rules of international law relating to the passage of submarines or flights of aircraft, or relating to visits of submarines to ports of third States.

ARTICLE 7
PROHIBITION OF WEAPON SYSTEMS CONVERSION

1. Subject to the provisions of this Treaty, modernization and replacement of strategic offensive arms may be carried out.

2. When a State Party believes that a new kind of strategic offensive arm is emerging, that Party shall have the right to raise the question of such a strategic offensive arm for consideration in the Standing Consultative Commission.

3. Each State Party shall not convert and shall not use ICBM, IRBM, MRBM, and SLBM launchers for placement of anti-satellite weapons therein. Each State Party further shall not convert and shall not use launchers of missile defense interceptors for placement of anti-satellite weapons therein.

ARTICLE 8
THE STANDING CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION

To promote the objectives and implementation of the provisions of this Treaty, the States Parties hereby establish the Standing Consultative Commission, the authority and procedures for the operation of which are set forth in Part 6 of the Protocol to this Treaty.

ARTICLE 9
PROVISION OF DATA REGARDING PERMITTED WEAPON SYSTEMS

1. A database pertaining to the obligations under this Treaty shall be created in accordance with Parts 2 and 4 of the Protocol to this Treaty. Categories of data for this database are set forth in Part 2 of the Protocol to this Treaty.

2. Each State Party shall notify the other States Parties about changes in data and shall provide other notifications in a manner provided for in Part 4 of the Protocol to this Treaty.

3. Each State Party shall use the Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers in order to provide and receive notifications, unless otherwise provided for in this Treaty.

4. Each State Party may provide additional notifications on a voluntary basis, in addition to the notifications specified in paragraph 2 of this Article, if it deems this necessary to ensure confidence in the fulfillment of obligations assumed under this Treaty.

5. The States Parties shall hold consultations within the framework of the Standing Consultative Commission on releasing to the public data and information obtained during the implementation of this Treaty. The States Parties shall have the right to release to the public such data and information following agreement thereon within the framework of the Standing Consultative Commission. Each State Party shall have the right to release to the public data related to its respective strategic offensive arms.

6. Geographic coordinates relating to data provided for in Part 2 of the Protocol to this Treaty, unique identifiers, site diagrams of facilities provided by the States Parties pursuant to this Treaty, as well as coastlines and waters diagrams provided by the States Parties pursuant to this Treaty shall not be released to the public unless otherwise agreed by the States Parties within the framework of the Standing Consultative Commission.

7. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 of this Article, the aggregate numbers of deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs, deployed IRBMs, and deployed MRBMs; the aggregate numbers of warheads on deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs, deployed IRBMs, and deployed MRBMs; and the aggregate numbers of deployed and non- deployed ICBM launchers, deployed and non-deployed SLBM launchers, deployed and non-deployed IRBM launchers, and deployed and non-deployed MRBMs, may be released to the public by the States Parties.

ARTICLE 10
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION REGARDING LAUNCHES

By mutual agreement of the States Parties, telemetric information on launches of ICBMs, IRBMs, SLBMs, and missile defense interceptors shall be exchanged on a parity basis. The States Parties shall agree on the amount of exchange of such telemetric information.

ARTICLE 11
VERIFICATION

1. Verification of compliance with the provisions this Treaty shall be carried out by:

(a) national technical means of verification in accordance with Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article; and

(b) inspection activities as provided for in Article 12 of this Treaty.

2. For the purpose of ensuring verification of compliance with the provisions of this Treaty, each State Party undertakes:

(a) to use national technical means of verification at its disposal in a manner consistent with generally recognized principles of international law;

(b) not to interfere with the national technical means of verification of the other State Party operating in accordance with this Article; and

(c) not to use concealment measures that impede verification, by national technical means of verification, of compliance with the provisions of this Treaty.

3. The obligation not to use concealment measures includes the obligation not to use them at test ranges, including measures that result in the concealment of ICBMs, SLBMs, missile defense interceptors, ICBM launchers, or the association between ICBMs, IRBMs, SLBMs, or missile defense interceptors and their launchers during testing. The obligation not to use concealment measures shall not apply to cover or concealment practices at ICBM bases or to the use of environmental shelters for strategic offensive arms.

ARTICLE 12
INSPECTIONS

1. For the purpose of confirming the accuracy of declared data on strategic offensive arms and missile defense interceptors subject to this Treaty and ensuring verification of compliance with the provisions of this Treaty, each State Party shall have the right to conduct inspection activities in accordance with this Article and Part 5 of the Protocol to this Treaty.

2. Each State Party shall have the right to conduct inspections at ICBM bases, naval bases, missile defense interceptor sites, and air bases. The purpose of such inspections shall be to assure the nonexistence of anti-satellite weapons prohibited by this Treaty. Such inspections shall hereinafter be referred to as Type One inspections.

3. Each State Party shall have the right to conduct inspections at facilities listed in Section 7 of Part 5 of the Protocol to this Treaty. The purpose of such inspections shall be to assure the nonexistence of anti-satellite weapons prohibited by this Treaty and to confirm that strategic offensive arms have not been converted as anti-satellite weapons, or that such converted weapons have been eliminated.

In addition, each State Party shall have the right to conduct inspections at formerly declared facilities, which are provided for in Part 2 of the Protocol to this Treaty, to confirm that such facilities are not being used for purposes inconsistent with this Treaty.
The inspections provided for in this paragraph shall hereinafter be referred to as Type Two inspections.

4. Each State Party shall conduct exhibitions and have the right to participate in exhibitions conducted by the other States Parties. The purpose of such exhibitions shall be to demonstrate distinguishing features and to confirm technical characteristics of new types, and to demonstrate the results of conversion of the first item of each type of strategic offensive arms and missile defense interceptors subject to this Treaty.

ARTICLE 13
RIGHTS OF STATES

1. Nothing in this Treaty may be interpreted as impeding the exercise by the States Parties of their right to explore and use outer space for peaceful purposes in accordance with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations and the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.

2. Nothing in this Treaty may be interpreted as impeding the exercise by the States Parties of their right of self-defense in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.

ARTICLE 14
DURATION

The Treaty shall be of unlimited duration.

ARTICLE 15
RATIFICATION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE

1. This Treaty, including its Protocol, which is an integral part thereof, shall be subject to ratification in accordance with the constitutional procedures of each Party. This Treaty shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification among the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America.

2. This Treaty shall remain open for accession by States. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

ARTICLE 16
RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS

1. No reservations may be made to this Treaty.

2. Paragraph 1 of this Article does not preclude a State, when signing, ratifying or acceding to this Treaty, from making declarations or statements, however phrased or named, with a view, inter alia, to the harmonization of its laws and regulations with the provisions of this Treaty, provided that such declarations or statements do not purport to exclude or to modify the legal effect of the provisions of this Treaty in their application to that State.

ARTICLE 17
ACCESSION

1. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited after the entry into force of the Treaty, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession.

2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall promptly inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification and accession, the date of entry into force of this treaty as well as other notices.

ARTICLE 18
DEPOSITARY

1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the Depositary of this Treaty and shall receive signatures, instruments of ratification and instruments of accession.

2. The Depositary shall promptly inform all States Signatories and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession, the date of the entry into force of this Treaty and of any amendments and changes thereto, and the receipt of other notices.

3. The Depositary shall send duly certified copies of this Treaty to the Governments of the States Signatories and acceding States.

4. This Treaty shall be registered by the Depositary pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

ARTICLE 19
AMENDMENTS

1. At any time after the entry into force of this Treaty, any State Party may propose amendments to this Treaty, the Protocol, or the Annexes to the Protocol. Any State Party may also propose changes, in accordance with paragraph 7, to the Protocol or the Annexes thereto. Proposals for amendments shall be subject to the procedures in paragraphs 2 to 6.

2. The proposed amendment shall be considered and adopted only by an Amendment Conference.

3. Any proposal for an amendment shall be communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall circulate it to all States Parties and seek the views of the States Parties on whether an Amendment Conference should be convened to consider the proposal. If a majority of the States Parties notify the Secretary-General no later than 30 days after its circulation that they support further consideration of the proposal, the Secretary-General shall convene an Amendment Conference to which all States Parties shall be invited.

4. The Amendment Conference shall be held immediately following a regular session of the Conference unless all States Parties that support the convening of an Amendment Conference request that it be held earlier. In no case shall an Amendment Conference be held less than 60 days after the circulation of the proposed amendment.

5. Amendments shall be adopted by the Amendment Conference by a positive vote of a majority of the States Parties with no State Party casting a negative vote.

6. Amendments shall enter into force for all States Parties 30 days after deposit of the instruments of ratification or acceptance by all those States Parties casting a positive vote at the Amendment Conference.

7. If it becomes necessary to make changes to the Protocol to this Treaty that do not affect substantive rights or obligations under this Treaty, the States Parties shall use the Standing Consultative Commission to reach agreement on such changes, without resorting to the procedure for making amendments that is set forth in foregoing paragraphs of this Article.

ARTICLE 20
WITHDRAWAL

1. Each State Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty if it decides that extraordinary events related to the subject matter of this Treaty have jeopardized its supreme interests.

2. Withdrawal shall be effected by giving notice six months in advance to all other States Parties, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the United Nations Security Council. Notice of withdrawal shall include a statement of the extraordinary event or events which a State Party regards as jeopardizing its supreme interests.

ARTICLE 21
AUTHORITATIVE TEXTS

This Treaty, of which the Chinese, English, and Russian texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

19 August 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 5 (1958)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 5 (1958 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigour of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 5
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Satellite RockJimmy Copeland and the
J-Teens
1958
2Gonna Ride That SatelliteJimmy Gartin1958
3I Got a Rocket in My PocketJimmy Lloyd1958
4Satellite RockJoe Tate and the Hi Fives1958
5Little Moon MenLee George1958
6Rocket to the MoonLenny Welch1958
7Rocket Number Nine Take Off forthe Planet Venus [Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways]Sun Ra1958
8Gonna Get Me a SatelliteLittle Ernest Tucker1958
9Satellite Fever and the AsiaticFluLonnie Miley1958
10Flying Saucer Rock N RollLove Brothers1958
11Межпланетные частушки
Interplanetary Ditties
Мария Мордасова и Воронежский РНХ
Mariya Mordasova and Voronezhskij RNKh
1958
12Rock Old SputnickNelson Young1958
13Atlas in Orbit (Project SCORE)Newsreel1958
14Jupiter CPat and the Satellites1958
15Satellite Fever and the Asiatic FluPaul Perryman1958
16Somewhere in Space [VisitsPlanet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways]Sun Ra1958
17Sputniks and MutniksRay Anderson and the Homefolks1958
18Satellite RockRebelaires1958
19Saturn [Visits PlanetEarth/Interstellar Low Ways]Sun Ra1958
20Venus RockRoulettes1958
21Purple People EaterSheb Wooley1958
22Rockin' Space GirlJimmy Grubbs1958
23Rockin' on MarsTerry Dunavan1958
24Rocket ShipTommy McCook1958
25Blast OffTyrones1958
26Martian BandWild Tones1958

Проект Конвенциа об охране культурного наследия Солнечная Система, Приложение 1

ПРОЕКТ КОНВЕНЦИА ОБ ОХРАНЕ КУЛЬТУРНОГО НАСЛЕДИЯ СОЛНЕЧНАЯ СИСТЕМА

OPSA-2014-06

2014

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ 1
ПРАВИЛА, КАСАЮЩИЕСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ, НАПРАВЛЕННОЙ НА КУЛЬТУРНОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ СОЛНЕЧНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ

I. ОБЩИЕ ПРИНЦИПЫ

Правило 1. Приоритетным вариантом охраны культурного наследия Солнечной Системы считается возможность его сохранения in situ. Соответственно, разрешения на деятельность, направленную на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, выдаются таким образом, который соответствует задачам охраны этого наследия, и при условии соблюдения настоящего требования эта деятельность может быть разрешена в целях значительного содействия охране или вклада в расширение знаний о культурном наследии Солнечной Системы или повышения его значимости.

Правило 2. Коммерческая эксплуатация культурного наследия Солнечной Системы в целях торговли или спекуляции или его безвозвратное рассредоточение в корне несовместимы с охраной и надлежащим управлением культурным наследием Солнечной Системы. Kультурное наследие Солнечной Системыне является предметом торговли, купли, продажи или бартера в качестве товара, имеющего коммерческую ценность.

Настоящее правило не может толковаться как запрещающее:

(a) предоставление услуг профессиональных археологов или других необходимых услуг, характер и цель которых полностью соответствуют настоящей Конвенции и которые осуществляются на основании разрешения компетентных ведомств;

(b) помещение на хранение культурного наследия Солнечной Системы, извлеченного в ходе исследовательского проекта в соответствии с настоящей Конвенцией, при условии, что такое помещение на хранение не наносит ущерба научной или культурной ценности или целостности извлеченных объектов и не ведет к их безвозвратному рассредоточению, что оно соответствует положениям правил 33 и 34 и осуществляется на основании разрешения компетентных ведомств.

Правило 3. Деятельность, направленная на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, не должна оказывать большего негативного воздействия на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, чем это необходимо для целей проекта.

Правило 4. В ходе деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, используются методы неразрушительного обращения и обследования, которые более предпочтительны, чем извлечение объектов. Если раскопки или извлечение необходимы в целях научного изучения или последующей охраны культурного наследия Солнечной Системы, используемые методы и технология должны быть в максимально возможной степени неразрушительными и содействовать обеспечению сохранности останков.

Правило 5. При осуществлении деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, не должен без необходимости нарушаться покой человеческих останков и мест, являющихся объектом поклонения.

Правило 6. Деятельность, направленная на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, строго регламентируется, с тем чтобы обеспечить надлежащий учет собираемой культурной, исторической и археологической информации.

Правило 7. Поощряется доступ общественности к культурному наследию Солнечной Системы in situ за исключением случаев, когда такой доступ не совместим с задачами охраны и управления.

Правило 8. Поощряется международное сотрудничество в осуществлении деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, с тем чтобы содействовать эффективному обмену и использованию знаний археологов и других соответствующих специалистов.

II. ПРОЕКТНАЯ ДОКУМЕНТАЦИЯ

Правило 9. До начала любой деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, готовится проектная документация, представляемая компетентным ведомствам для получения разрешения и соответствующей экспертной оценки.

Правило 10. В проектную документацию включается:

(a) оценка предыдущих исследований или предварительной работы;

(b) изложение содержания проекта и его целей;

(c) подлежащие использованию методология и технические средства;

(d) план финансирования;

(e) предполагаемый график осуществления проекта;

(f) состав группы, а также квалификация, обязанности и опыт каждого члена группы;

(g) планы аналитической и другой деятельности по окончании работ на объекте;

(h) программа консервации артефактов и объекта, подлежащая разработке в тесном сотрудничестве с компетентными ведомствами;

(i) политика управления объектом и его содержания в порядке на весь период осуществления проекта;

(j) программа документального обеспечения;

(k) техника безопасности;

(l) охрана окружающей среды;

(m) договоренности о сотрудничестве с музеями и другими учреждениями, в частности научными;

(n) порядок подготовки отчетов;

(o) сдача на архивное хранение, в том числе извлеченного культурного наследия Солнечной Системы; и

(p) план публикаций.

Правило 11. Деятельность, направленная на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, должна осу ществляться в соответствии с проектной документацией, утвержденной компетентными ведомствами.

Правило 12. В случае непредвиденного обнаружения или изменения обстоятельств проектная документация пересматривается и в нее с одобрения компетентных ведомств вносятся изменения.

Правило 13. В случаях крайней необходимости или при случайном обнаружении в целях охраны культурного наследия Солнечной Системы может быть разрешена даже в отсутствие проектной документации деятельность, направленная на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, включая меры по консервации или деятельность краткосрочного характера, в особенности, по обеспечению его стабильного состояния.

III. ПРЕДВАРИТЕЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА

Правило 14. Предварительная работа, указанная в правиле 10 (а), включает оценку, которая определяет значимость и степень уязвимости культурного наследия Солнечной Системы и окружающей природной среды в связи с возможным ущербом в результате реализации предлагаемого проекта, а также возможность получения данных, которые отвечали бы целям проекта.

Правило 15. Такая оценка включает также предварительное изучение доступных исторических и археологических сведений, археологических и экологических характеристик объекта и последствий любого потенциального вмешательства с точки зрения долгосрочного сохранения в стабильном состоянии культурного наследия Солнечной Системы, затронутого деятельностью.

IV. ЦЕЛЬ, МЕТОДОЛОГИЯ И ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ СРЕДСТВА ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ПРОЕКТА

Правило 16. Методология должна соответствовать целям проекта, а используемые технические средства должны носить, по возможности, наименее интрузивный характер.

V. ФИНАНСИРОВАНИЕ

Правило 17. За исключением чрезвычайных ситуаций, вызванных необходимостью охраны культурного наследия Солнечной Системы, заблаговременно до проведения любой деятельности обеспечивается надлежащее финансирование в объеме, достаточном для осуществления всех стадий проекта, включая консервацию, документирование и хранение извлеченных артефактов, а также подготовку и распространение отчетов.

Правило 18. Проектная документация содержит подтверждение способности профинансировать проект вплоть до его завершения, как, например, финансовая гарантия.

Правило 19. Проектная документация содержит план действий на случай непредвиденных обстоятельств, обеспечивающий консервацию культурного наследия Солнечной Системы и относящейся к нему документации в случае любого приостановления предусмотренного финансирования.

VI. СРОКИ ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЯ ПРОЕКТАГРАФИК

Правило 20. Для того чтобы гарантировать осуществление всех стадий проекта, заблаговременно до начала любой деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, составляется надлежащий график с указанием сроков консервации, документирования и хранения извлеченного культурного наследия Солнечной Системы, а также подготовки и распространения отчетов.

Правило 21. Проектная документация содержит план действий на случай непредвиденных обстоятельств, обеспечивающий консервацию культурного наследия Солнечной Системыи относящейся к нему документации в случае любого приостановления или прекращения проекта.

VII. НАУЧНАЯ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТЬ И КВАЛИФИКАЦИЯ

Правило 22. Деятельность, направленная на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, осуществляется только под руководством и контролем, а также при регулярном присутствии квалифицированного специалиста по археологии Солнечной Системы, научная компетентность которого соответствует проекту.

Правило 23. Все лица, входящие в состав группы, осуществляющей проект, обладают квалификацией и подтвержденной компетентностью, которые соответствуют их функциям в рамках проекта.

VIII. КОНСЕРВАЦИЯ И УПРАВЛЕНИЕ ОБЪЕКТОМ

Правило 24. Программа консервации предусматривает порядок обращения с археологическими объектами в ходе деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, во время их транспортировки и в долгосрочном плане. Консервация осуществляется в соответствии с действующими профессиональными нормами.

Правило 25. Программа управления объектом предусматривает охрану и управление in situ культурным наследием Солнечной Системы в ходе и по окончании работ на объекте. Программа включает информирование общественности, разумные меры по обеспечению стабильности объекта, мониторинг и защиту от вмешательства.

IX. ДОКУМЕНТАЛЬНОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ

Правило 26. Программа документального обеспечения предусматривает в соответствии с профессиональными нормами, действующими в отношении археологической документации, подробное документирование, включая отчет о ходе осуществления деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы.

Правило 27. Документальное обеспечение включает, как минимум, подробное описание объекта, включая происхождение культурного наследия Солнечной Системы, перенесенного или извлеченного в ходе деятельности, направленной на культурное наследие Солнечной Системы, полевые записи, планы, чертежи, сечения, а также фотографии или записи на других носителях.

X. БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ

Правило 28. Разрабатывается адекватная техника безопасности, соответствующая всем применимым нормативным и профессиональным требованиям, с целью обеспечения безопасности и здоровья членов группы, которая осуществляет проект, и третьих лиц.

XI. ОКРУЖАЮЩАЯ СРЕДА

Правило 29. Разрабатываются меры по охране окружающей среды, адекватным образом обеспечивающие, чтобы дно морей и морские организмы не подвергались неоправданному воздействию.

XII. ОТЧЕТНОСТЬ

Правило 30. Промежуточный и заключительный отчеты предоставляются в соответствии с графиком, предусмотренным проектной документацией, и сдаются на хранение в соответствующие публичные архивные службы.

Правило 31. Отчеты включают:

(a) изложение целей;

(b) изложение использованных методов и технических средств;

(c) изложение достигнутых результатов;

(d) основную графическую и фотографическую документацию по всем фазам деятельности;

(e) рекомендации в отношении консервации и хранения объекта и любого перемещенного культурного наследия Солнечной Системы; и

(f) рекомендации в отношении будущей деятельности.

XIII. ХРАНЕНИЕ ПРОЕКТНЫХ АРХИВОВ

Правило 32. Вопросы хранения проектных архивов согласовываются до начала любой деятельности и включаются в проектную документацию.

Правило 33. Проектные архивы, включая любое перемещенное культурное наследие Солнечной Системы и экземпляр всей относящейся к этому документации, хранятся, насколько это возможно, в одном месте и в полном объеме в качестве коллекции таким образом, который обеспечивает их доступность для специалистов и общественности, а также сохранность архива. Это должно быть сделано как можно быстрее и в любом случае не позднее, чем через 10 лет после завершения проекта, насколько это может быть совместимо с целями консервации культурного наследия Солнечной Системы.

Правило 34. Управление проектными архивами осуществляется в соответствии с международными профессиональными нормами и под руководством компетентных ведомств.

XIV. РАСПРОСТРАНЕНИЕ

Правило 35. Просвещение общественности и представление результатов проекта в популярной форме, когда это возможно, являются одной из целей проекта.

Правило 36. Заключительный сводный доклад по проекту:

(a) публикуется с учетом сложности проекта и конфиденциальности или деликатного характера информации в возможно короткие сроки; и

(b) сдается на хранение в соответствующие публичные архивные службы.